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Meaning of hundredweight

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hundredweight

noun

Definitions

  1. A measure of weight containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).

    Synonyms:centalcentnerquintalshort hundredweight

  2. A measure of weight containing 8 stone or 112 avoirdupois pounds (51 kg).

    Synonyms:imperial hundredweightlong hundredweight
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hundredweight

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centnercwtcentalquintaldoppelzentnerlong hundredweightmetric hundredweightshort hundredweight