HUNDREDWEIGHT


Meaning of HUNDREDWEIGHT in English

/ ˈhʌndrədweɪt; NAmE / noun

( pl. hun·dred·weight ) ( abbr. cwt. ) a unit for measuring weight equal to 112 pounds in the UK and 100 pounds in the US. There are 20 hundredweight in a ton.

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