NOUN | quantity | long hundredweight, hundredweight, cwt | a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds |
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Meaning | A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds. | |
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Synonyms | hundredweight, cwt | |
Part of | long ton, ton, gross ton | A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds |
Parts | quarter | A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) |
Broader | avoirdupois unit | Any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights |
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