CENTAL

hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal

(noun) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cental (plural centals)

(historical) A weight of one hundred avoirdupois pounds.

Synonym: hundredweight (Canada, US)

Adjective

cental (not comparable)

Relating to a hundred.

Anagrams

• Lancet, cantel, cantle, lancet

Source: Wiktionary


Cen"tal, n. Etym: [L. centum a hundred.]

Definition: A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; -- called in many parts of the United States a Hundredweight.

Cen"tal, n.

Definition: Relating to a hundred. Cental system, the method of buying and selling by the cental, or hundredweight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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