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hundredweight
noun 4
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1HUNDREDWEIGHT + NOUN
', 'cwt, avoirdupois
Definitions
noun
1
A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
2
A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
The hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois lbs. becomes general in the period before me, and is employed for the commoner kinds of materials.
3
A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
4
A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
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The hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois lbs. becomes general in the period before me, and is employed for the commoner kinds of materials.
Wiktionary02
The abbreviation for a hundredweight is 'cwt.', standing for its former name of 'centum weight'.
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