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Hundredweight   /hˈəndrədwˌeɪt/   Listen
Hundredweight

noun
1.
A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms.  Synonyms: centner, doppelzentner, metric hundredweight.
2.
A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds.  Synonyms: cental, centner, cwt, quintal, short hundredweight.
3.
A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds.  Synonyms: cwt, long hundredweight.





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"Hundredweight" Quotes from Famous Books



... yourselves! Standin' there like a—lot of stuck pigs! Get out the Admiral! The Admiral, I tell you! . . . . Hark to the poor old devil, damnin' away down ther, wi' two hundredweight o' ...
— News from the Duchy • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch


Words linked to "Hundredweight" :   net ton, gross ton, metric weight unit, weight unit, short ton, long ton, avoirdupois unit, long hundredweight, quarter, ton


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