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Cental

A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; -- called in many parts of the United States a Hundredweight.

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Component part 1

Quarter 70% connected

One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Containing whole 1

Ton 70% connected

pl. of Toe.

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Centner 92% connected

A weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hundredweight 92% connected

A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quintal 92% connected

A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental.

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