Cantar

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cantar \Can"tar\, Cantarro \Can*tar"ro\, n. [It. cantaro (in
     sense 1), Sp. cantaro (in sense 2).]
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     1. A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy
        articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome
        it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in


        Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds.
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     2. A liquid measure in Spain, ranging from two and a half to
        four gallons. --Simmonds.
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