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hundredweight

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hun·dred·weight  (hndrd-wt)
n. pl. hundredweight or hun·dred·weights Abbr. cwt
1. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms). Also called cental, short hundredweight.
2. A unit of weight in the British Imperial System equal to 112 pounds (50.80 kilograms). Also called quintal.

hundredweight
Noun
pl -weights or -weight
1. Brit a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or 50.802kg
2. US & Canad a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds or 45.359kg
3. a metric unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hundredweight - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
centner - in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
quintal - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
2.hundredweight - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
net ton, short ton, ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
3.hundredweight - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
gross ton, long ton, ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
Translations
Spanish hundredweight [ˈhʌndrədweɪt] n (BRIT) → = 50.8 kg; 112 lb; (US) = 45.3 kg; 100 lb
French hundredweight [ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt] n (Brit) → =50.8 kg; 112 lb;
(US) → = 45.3 kg; 100 lb

German hundredweight [ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt] hundred nGewichtseinheit > (BRIT = 50,8 kg; US = 45,3 kg) → Zentner m
Italian hundredweight [ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt] n (BRIT) → = 50.8 kg; = 112 lb;
(US) → = 45.3 kg; = 100 lb

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"Yes, yes, too heavy," he said; "but that's not my fault; the foreman came just as we were starting, and would have three hundredweight more put on to save him trouble, and I must get on with it as well as I can.
I reckoned that the haul had brought in more than nine hundredweight of fish.
Every pound lost, would have been a hundredweight of happiness gained.
 
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