Thesaurus: hundredweight

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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.
2. n. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system
3. n. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
4. n. a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
5. 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, beingthe legal ton.
6. A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 poundsavoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legalstandard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States,both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, thecorresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton,beingthe legal ton.
7. n. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms n. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds n. a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds