Note 118 — THE CITY OF BRASS.[104]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “Kintár” = a hundredweight (i.e. 100 lbs.), about 98¾ lbs. avoir. Hence the French quintal and its congeners (Littré).
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “Kintár” = a hundredweight (i.e. 100 lbs.), about 98¾ lbs. avoir. Hence the French quintal and its congeners (Littré).