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Centner   /sˈɛntnər/   Listen
Centner

noun
1.
A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms.  Synonyms: doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight.
2.
In some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms.
3.
A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds.  Synonyms: cental, cwt, hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight.





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"Centner" Quotes from Famous Books



... themselves out. At that time they had powerful machines (Kunst) using swift water, although it cost much to erect and maintain them, and was very dangerous since an iron chain of a Bulgenkunst alone often weighed 200 centner [over 10 ...
— Mine Pumping in Agricola's Time and Later • Robert P. Multhauf


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