The Meaning of quintal

• (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.

Synonyms

hundredweight , cwt , short hundredweight , centner , cental

Rhymes

lintel , quintile , wintle