Cental \Cen"tal\, n. [L. centum a hundred.] A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; -- called in many parts of the United States a {Hundredweight}. Cental \Cen"tal\, n. Relating to a hundred. {Cental system}, the method of buying and selling by the cental, or hundredweight.
cental n : a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: {hundredweight}, {cwt}, {short hundredweight}, {centner}, {quintal}]