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cen·tal
(sĕn′tl)n.
See hundredweight.
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cental
(ˈsɛntəl)n
(Units) a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)
[C19: from Latin centum hundred]
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hun•dred•weight
(ˈhʌn drɪdˌweɪt)n., pl. -weights, (as after a numeral) -weight.
a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbr.: cwt
[1570–80]
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Noun | 1. | cental - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) |
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