QUINTAL

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental. [Sometimes written and pronounced kentle.]

2.
n.

A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.


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