Noun: cental sen-t(u)l
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- 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