hundredweight noun (pluralhundredweightorhundredweights)
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
hundredweight n. (pl. same or -weights) 1 (in full long hundredweight) Brit. a unit of weight equal to 112 lb. avoirdupois (about 50.8 kg). 2 (in full metric hundredweight) a unit of weight
equal to 50 kg. 3 (in full short hundredweight) US a unit of weight equal to 100 lb. (about 45.4 kg).
hundredweight
(hundredweights)Note: The plural form is 'hundredweight' after a number.
A hundredweight is a unit of weight that is equal to 112 pounds in Britain and to 100
pounds in the United States.
...a hundredweight of coal.N-COUNT: oft N of n
hundredweight
ˈhʌndrədweɪt n. (pl. same or -weights) 1 (in full long
hundredweight) Brit. a unit of weight equal to 112 lb. avoirdupois (about 50.8
kg). 2 (in full metric hundredweight) a unit of weight equal to 50 kg. 3 (in
full short hundredweight) US a unit of weight equal to 100 lb. (about 45.4 kg).
Hundredweight \Hun"dred*weight`\, n.
A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds
avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the
legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the
United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds
avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes
called the short ton, being the legal ton.
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