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Hundredweight

Hundredweight Meaning & Definition
Hundredweight Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hundredweight?

[n] a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
[n] a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
[n] a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hundredweight: cental | centner | cwt | doppelzentner | long hundredweight | metric hundredweight | quintal | short hundredweight

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hundredweight:

See Also | avoirdupois unit | gross ton | long ton | metric weight unit | net ton | quarter | short ton | ton | weight unit

Hundredweight In Webster's Dictionary

\Hun"dred*weight`\, n. 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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