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noun
A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: quintal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cwt, long hundredweight
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: avoirdupois unit
noun
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: avoirdupois unit
noun
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: metric hundredweight, doppelzentner, centner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metric weight unit, weight unit
History
16th century, from hundred + weight.
Across languages
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