What does "cental" mean?

A weight of one hundred avoirdupois pounds.

Cental

Common synonyms include: archaic form, archaic spelling, bicentennial, centenarian, centennial, center.

/ˈsɛntəl/ adj, noun

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Noun

1
A weight of one hundred avoirdupois pounds. historical
"Thin native steers, dressing 56 pounds per cwt., $10.50 per cental;"
2
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds wordnet

Adjective

1
Relating to a hundred. not-comparable
2
Pertaining to a cent (unit of currency, typically worth 1/100 of the base unit of currency). not-comparable
"cental coins"

"Thin native steers, dressing 56 pounds per cwt., $10.50 per cental;"

From Latin centum (“a hundred”) + -al, perhaps modeled after quintal.