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long hundredweight

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(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the full name for hundredweight [1]

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long hundredweight - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

cwt, hundredweight

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

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