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Definition of hundredweight noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hundredweight

noun
 
/ˈhʌndrədweɪt/
 
/ˈhʌndrədweɪt/
(plural hundredweight)
(abbreviation cwt)
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  1. 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.Topics Maths and measurementc2
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