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hundredweight
Where it comes from
16th century, from hundred + weight.
noun hundredweight · hundredweights · cwt.
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A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
Similar: short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
- A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg). The hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois lbs. becomes general in the period before me, and is employed for the commoner kinds of materials.
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Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
Similar: quintal
- Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
Similar: long hundredweight, imperial hundredweight, centenary
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noun
Similar: long hundredweight, imperial hundredweight, centenary
Translations
Talk about this word "hundredweight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hundredweight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hundredweight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hundredweight "hundredweight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hundredweight.Cite this
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title = {hundredweight},
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