2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kentle \Ken"tle\, n. [From {Quintal}.] (Com.) A hundred weight; a quintal. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Quintal \Quin"tal\, n. [F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred. See {Hundred}, and cf. {Kentle}.] 1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. {Cental}. [Sometimes written and pronounced {kentle}.] [1913 Webster] 2. A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois. [1913 Webster]
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