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1. Hundredweight
   Ancient Measurement Terms: Weight. 4 quarters ie. 8 stones or 112 pounds.
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2. hundredweight
   [n] - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms 2. [n] - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds 3. [n] - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
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3. Hundredweight
   Measure of weight equal to 112 lbs. or 1/20th of a ton. (2240 lbs) Now is approximated to, but does not equal 50 kg.
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4. Hundredweight
   Abbreviated as cwt, this is an imperial unit of mass.Conversions1 hundredweight (cwt)=50.8 kg1 hundredweight (cwt)=112 pounds (lb)1 short hundredweight=100 pounds (lb)20 hundredweight (cwt)=1 tonttle='Mass';xiunt='kg';yiunt='hundredweight';mconv=50.8;cconv=0.0; See also: Mass, Quintal, Short Hundredweight.
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5. hundredweight
   unit of weight in English-speaking countries; Equivalent to 112 pounds(50,8 kg) in the United Kingdom and Canada and 100 pounds(45,36 kg) in the U.S. Category: Management in the public and private sector
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6. Hundredweight
   Hun'dred·weight` noun 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 ...
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7. hundredweight
   noun a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
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8. hundredweight
   centner 1 cental noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
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9. hundredweight
   doppelzentner noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
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10. Hundredweight
    • (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 pou...
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11. hundredweight
    
    • a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
    • a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
    • a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
    
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12. Hundredweight
    The hundredweight (cwt) is a unit of measurement of the avoirdupois scale equivalent to 4 quarters, 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms. Twenty hundredweights make one ton.
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13. hundredweight
    Imperial unit of mass, equal to 112 lb (50.8 kg). It is sometimes called the long hundredweight, to distinguish it from the short hundredweight or cental, equal to 100 lb (45.4 kg)
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14. Hundredweight
    The `hundredweight` or `centum weight` (abbreviated `cwt`) is a unit of mass defined in terms of the pound (lb). The definition used in Britain differs from that used in North America. The two are distinguished by the terms long hundredweight and short hundredweight: --> This is the de...
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15. Hundredweight
    (song) "`Hundredweight`" is a song by Eastbourne-based indie rock three-piece group easyworld, released on Fierce Panda Records on February 19, 2001. The single was released on two separate formats, CD and orange 7" vinyl, both released in limited pressings of 500 each. The vin...
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