hundredweight
16th century, from hundred + weight. Noun
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16th century, from hundred + weight. Noun
hundredweight (plural hundredweight)
- (North America) A measure of weight containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
- Synonyms: cental, centner, short hundredweight, quintal
- (UK) A measure of weight containing 8 stone or 112 avoirdupois pounds (51 kg).
- Synonyms: long hundredweight, imperial hundredweight
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