hundredweight

1. (noun) a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
Synonyms: cwt, long hundredweight
Related Words: avoirdupois unit

2. (noun) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
Synonyms: cental, centner, cwt, quintal, short hundredweight
Related Words: avoirdupois unit

3. (noun) a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
Synonyms: centner, doppelzentner, metric hundredweight
Related Words: metric weight unit, weight unit



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