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hun·dred·weight

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–noun, plural -weights, (as after a numeral

) -weight.

1.	Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt

2.	cental (def. 2).

[Origin: 1570–80; hundred + weight

]

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n. pl. hundredweight or hun·dred·weights Abbr. cwt

A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms). Also called cental, short hundredweight.
A unit of weight in the British Imperial System equal to 112 pounds (50.80 kilograms). Also called quintal.

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hundredweight
noun
1.	a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
2.	a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
3.	a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds