QUINTAL


Meaning of QUINTAL in English

/kwin"tl/ , n.

1. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds).

2. hundredweight.

[ 1425-75; late ME quintale qintar weight of a hundred pounds, prob. centenarius. Compare centenary , KANTAR, KILDERKIN ]

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