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quintal

[ kwin-tl ]

noun

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


quintal

/ ˈkwɪntəl /

noun

  1. a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds
  2. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quintal1

1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin quintāle < Arabic qinṭār weight of a hundred pounds, probably ≪ Latin centēnārius. centenary, kantar, kilderkin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quintal1

C15: via Old French from Arabic qintār, possibly from Latin centēnārius consisting of a hundred
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Example Sentences

With the one quintal that resulted therefrom, they incorporated on the said day one libra of quicksilver.

We fished a clean half-quintal; then, late in the day, a rising wind caught us napping in Hell Alley.

Quintal, kwin′tal, n. a hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds according to the scale.

From the rule already given, grams per quintal may be converted into ounces to the ton by multiplying by 0.327.

The customs drawbacks were abrogated, and in place of them was granted a bounty of five lire per quintal of metal used in repairs.

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