hundredweightnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhʌn.drəd.weɪt/us/ˈhʌn.drəd.weɪt/plural hundredweight written abbreviation cwta measure of weight equal to 50.80 kilograms in Britain or 45.36 kilograms in the US:
We ordered a hundredweight of coal.
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