cwt
1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds • Syn: hundredweight, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal • Hypernyms: avoirdupois unit • Part Holonyms: short ton, ton, net ton • Part Meronyms: quarter 2. a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds • Syn: hundredweight, long hundredweight • Hypernyms: avoirdupois unit • Part Holonyms: long ton, ton, gross ton • Part Meronyms: quarter
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