'Kentle' definitions:

Definition of 'Kentle'

From: GCIDE
  • Kentle \Ken"tle\, n. [From Quintal.] (Com.) A hundred weight; a quintal. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'kentle'

From: GCIDE
  • Quintal \Quin"tal\, n. [F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred. See Hundred, and cf. Kentle.]
  • 1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental. [Sometimes written and pronounced kentle.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois. [1913 Webster]