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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
hundredweight
 
SYLLABICATION:hun·dred·weight
PRONUNCIATION:  hndrd-wt
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. hundredweight or hun·dred·weights
abbr. cwt 1. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms). Also called cental, short hundredweight. 2. A unit of weight in the British Imperial System equal to 112 pounds (50.80 kilograms). Also called quintal.
 
 
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