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hundredweight

 noun
     
Related topics: Measurement
hun‧dred‧weight plural hundredweight [countable] written abbreviation cwt
TM a unit for measuring weight, equal to 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms in Britain, and 100 pounds or 45.3 kilograms in the US
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