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HUNDREDWEIGHT

\hˈʌndɹɪdwˌe͡ɪt], \hˈʌndɹɪdwˌe‍ɪt], \h_ˈʌ_n_d_ɹ_ɪ_d_w_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of HUNDREDWEIGHT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A weight the twentieth part of a ton, or 112 pounds a voirdupois; orig. a hundred lbs., abbreviated cwt. (c. standing for L. centum, wt. for weight).

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A weight commonly reckoned in the United States, and sometimes in England, at 100 lbs. avoirdupois, but commonly in England at 112 lbs.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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