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Noun: cental  sen-t(u)l
Usage: archaic
  1. A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
    "The farmer sold his produce by the short cental";
    - hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, quintal

Derived forms: centals

Type of: avoirdupois unit

Part of: net ton, short ton, ton

Encyclopedia: Cental