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hundredweight
noun
- a unit of weight, equal to 100 pounds avoirdupois (45.3592 kilograms): the British hundredweight equals 112 pounds avoirdupois or 50.8023 kilograms
- a unit of weight, equal to 100 pounds troy (37.3242 kilograms) Symbol, cwt
See hundredweight in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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