centner
A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
Noun
- A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
- In the same year the mining industry of the country produced about 10 lbs. of gold, 2487 lbs. of silver, 43,297 centner copper, 600 centner copper-nickel, 6787 centner lead, 3286 centner brass, 1485 centner nickel-ore,...
- A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel).
Origin
Probably from Low German, cp. German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight. Doublet of centenary, kantar, and quintal.
Forms
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