"hundredweight" Definition

Definitions for the word "hundredweight" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
(pl. Same or -s) 1 unit of weight equal to 112 lb, or us equal to 100 lb. 2 unit of weight equal to 50 kg.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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