(n.) A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton.
Example Sentences:
Quintal
Definition:
(n.) A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental.
(n.) A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.
Example Sentences:
(1) We used to use around 1,500 litres of water per quintal (46 kilograms) of pre-pulped coffee.