cental

[ sen-tl ]

noun
  1. Chiefly British. a hundredweight of 112 pounds (50.8 kilograms).

Origin of cental

1
First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin cent(um) 100 + (quint)al

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British Dictionary definitions for cental

cental

/ (ˈsɛntəl) /


noun
  1. a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)

Origin of cental

1
C19: from Latin centum hundred

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