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centum weight; cwt.
Hundred weight.
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“cwt”
A unit of weight equal to 112 pounds (50.802 kilograms); 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms)in the United States.
2. An Imperial unit of mass: A hundredweight is sometimes called the "long hundredweight" to distinguish it from the "short hundredweight", or cental, equal to 100 pound (45.4 kilogram)
2. An Imperial unit of mass: A hundredweight is sometimes called the "long hundredweight" to distinguish it from the "short hundredweight", or cental, equal to 100 pound (45.4 kilogram)
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