Pronunciation: ' h ə n-dr ə d- ˌ w ā t, -d ə rd- ˌ w ā t
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural hundredweight or hundredweights
Date: 1577
1 : a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds ― called also short hundredweight ― see WEIGHT table
2 British : a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds ― called also long hundredweight