Meaning of hundredweight | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
   Canada, US
2. A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
   Canada, US
3. A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg).
   UK, historical
4. Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
   historical
5. Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
   historical

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Examples

“The hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois lbs. becomes general in the period before me, and is employed for the commoner kinds of materials.”

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