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centner
[ sent-ner ]
noun
- (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- a unit of 100 kilograms.
centner
/ ˈ²õÉ›²Ô³Ù²ÔÉ™ /
noun
- Also called (esp US)short hundredweight a unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)
- (in some European countries) a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds)
- a unit of weight equivalent to 100 kilograms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of centner1
C17: from German Zentner, ultimately from Latin ³¦±ð²Ô³Ùŧ²ÔÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ of a hundred; see centenary
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At first sight it might appear from this statement that where Agricola uses the word centumpondium he means the German centner.
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This is probably the Austrian centner which is equivalent to 123.4615 pounds.
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We had for every one of our corps twelve shot apiece, and in the rear a sufficiency of centners of powder, with ball and match.
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