centner
cent·ner
noun
1.
2.
in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
3.
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
Origin
Probably from Low German, cp. German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight. Doublet of centenary, kantar, and quintal.
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