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cental

American  
[sen-tl] / ˈsɛn tl /

noun

  1. hundredweight.

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

cental British  
/ ˈsɛntəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cental

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

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