hundredweight Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
    centner; metric hundredweight; doppelzentner.
  2. noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
    short hundredweight; quintal; centner; cwt; cental.
  3. noun a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
    cwt; long hundredweight.

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