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cen⋅tal

  [sen-tl]
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–noun
1. hundredweight (def. 1).
2. Chiefly British. a hundredweight of 112 lb. (50.8 kg).
Origin:
1865–70; < L cent(um) 100 + (quint)al

hun⋅dred⋅weight

  [huhn-drid-weyt]
–noun, plural -weights, (as after a numeral) -weight.
1. Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt
2. cental (def. 2).
Origin:
1570–80; hundred + weight
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cen·tal   (sěn'tl)   
n.  See hundredweight.

[From Latin centum, hundred; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
hun·dred·weight   (hŭn'drĭd-wāt')   
n.   pl. hundredweight or hun·dred·weights Abbr. cwt

  1. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms). Also called cental, short hundredweight.

  2. A unit of weight in the British Imperial System equal to 112 pounds (50.80 kilograms). Also called quintal.

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