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quintal 1. a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds 2. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms quintal [′kwint·əl] (science and technology) (mechanics) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Quintal was his chum, and they got drunk together all the time. "'Wouldn't hev your conscience fer a thousand quintal," said Dan. There was not money enough of any kind, in many parts of the country, to pay the salaries of the ministers; so that they sometimes had to take quintals of fish, bushels of corn, or cords of wood, instead of silver or gold. |
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