Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - centner

 noun  Etymology: probably from Low German  Date: 1683 any of various units of weight used especially in Europe and usually equal to about 110 pounds (about 50 kilograms) CENTO  abbreviation Central Treaty Organization CENTO  noun  (plural ~nes)  Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, patchwork garment; perhaps akin to Sanskrit kantha patched garment  Date: 1605 a literary work made up of parts from other works