HUNDREDWEIGHT


Meaning of HUNDREDWEIGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhən-drəd-ˌwāt, -dərd-ˌwāt ]

noun

( 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

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