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1. (n.) hundredweight
a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S.
Etymology: (1570–80)
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1. (noun) hundredweight, metric hundredweight, doppelzentner, centner
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
2. (noun) hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
3. (noun) hundredweight, cwt, long hundredweight
a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
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1. (noun) hundredweight
a denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton
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