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quintal
[ kwin-tl ]
quintal
/ ˈkwɪntəl /
noun
- a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds
- a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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We fished a clean half-quintal; then, late in the day, a rising wind caught us napping in Hell Alley.
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Quintal, kwin′tal, n. a hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds according to the scale.
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From the rule already given, grams per quintal may be converted into ounces to the ton by multiplying by 0.327.
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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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