HyperDic: long_hundredweight

English > 1 sense of the expression long hundredweight:
NOUNquantitylong hundredweight, hundredweight, cwta British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
English > long hundredweight: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds.
Synonymshundredweight, cwt
Part oflong ton, ton, gross tonA British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
PartsquarterA quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
Broaderavoirdupois unitAny of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights

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