hundredweight

[ huhn-drid-weyt ]

/ ˈhʌn drɪdˌweɪt /

noun, plural hun·dred·weights, (as after a numeral) hun·dred·weight.

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

cental (def. 2).

Origin of hundredweight

First recorded in 1570–80; hundred + weight

Words nearby hundredweight

hundredfold, hundred-percenter, hundreds and thousands, hundred's place, hundredth, hundredweight, Hundred Years' War, Huneker, hung, Hungarian, Hungarian bromegrass

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Example sentences from the Web for hundredweight

The quantity of ink daily consumed in the printing is upwards of two hundredweight.
Great Facts|Frederick C. Bakewell
So they paid a hundredweight of gold to the peasant who, whatever he did, was not scolded but kissed.
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales|Hans Christian Andersen
When two hundredweight of dust was emptied down a shaft and a charge of gunpowder fired, the result was startling.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4|Various
It is made out of a solid block of sandstone, and weighs about sixteen hundredweight.
The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women|Frederic Rowland Marvin

Each was to weigh nine hundredweight, and was to be fitted with twelve oars and two masts with lug sails.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle

British Dictionary definitions for hundredweight

hundredweight

/ (ˈhʌndrədˌweɪt) /

noun plural -weights or -weight

Also called: long hundredweight British a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or 50.802 35 kilograms

Also called: short hundredweight US and Canadian a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds or 45.359 24 kilograms

Also called: metric hundredweight a metric unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms

Abbreviation (for senses 1, 2): cwt

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单词	hundredweight
释义	hundredweight [ huhn-drid-weyt ] / ˈhʌn drɪdˌweɪt / noun, plural hun·dred·weights, (as after a numeral) hun·dred·weight. Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt cental (def. 2). Origin of hundredweight First recorded in 1570–80; hundred + weight Words nearby hundredweight hundredfold, hundred-percenter, hundreds and thousands, hundred's place, hundredth, hundredweight, Hundred Years' War, Huneker, hung, Hungarian, Hungarian bromegrass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hundredweight The quantity of ink daily consumed in the printing is upwards of two hundredweight. Great Facts\|Frederick C. Bakewell So they paid a hundredweight of gold to the peasant who, whatever he did, was not scolded but kissed. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales\|Hans Christian Andersen When two hundredweight of dust was emptied down a shaft and a charge of gunpowder fired, the result was startling. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4\|Various It is made out of a solid block of sandstone, and weighs about sixteen hundredweight. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women\|Frederic Rowland Marvin Each was to weigh nine hundredweight, and was to be fitted with twelve oars and two masts with lug sails. The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885\|Charles Royle British Dictionary definitions for hundredweight hundredweight / (ˈhʌndrədˌweɪt) / noun plural -weights or -weight Also called: long hundredweight British a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or 50.802 35 kilograms Also called: short hundredweight US and Canadian a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds or 45.359 24 kilograms Also called: metric hundredweight a metric unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms Abbreviation (for senses 1, 2): cwt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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