cental
noun
- short hundredweight (used chiefly for grain)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛntəl/
adj
Etymology: From Latin centum (“a hundred”) + -al, perhaps modeled after quintal.
- Relating to a hundred.
- Pertaining to a cent (unit of currency, typically worth 1/100 of the base unit of currency).
“cental coins”
“Cental coin will be exchanged at the rate of two cents of a shilling for one cent of a rupee or florin .”
noun
Etymology: From Latin centum (“a hundred”) + -al, perhaps modeled after quintal.
- A weight of one hundred avoirdupois pounds.
“Thin native steers, dressing 56 pounds per cwt., $10.50 per cental;”
“The practice of buying or selling grain by the 100 pounds, or the cental system, is becoming almost universal, and has many advantages over the old practice of selling grain by the bushel.”