hundredweight

Meanings

Plural: hundredweight, hundredweights

Noun

• a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
• a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
• a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
• A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
• A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
• A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
• A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg).
• A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
• Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
• A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
• Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".

Synonyms

cental, centenary, centner, cwt, doppelzentner, imperial hundredweight, long hundredweight, metric hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight

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