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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hundredweight /ˈhʌndrədweɪt/ (abbrev.: cwt.)

▶noun (pl. same or hundredweights)

1 (also long hundredweight) Brit. a unit of weight equal to 112 lb avoirdupois (about 50.8 kg).

2 (also short hundredweight) US a unit of weight equal to 100 lb (about 45.4 kg).

3 (also metric hundredweight) a unit of weight equal to 50 kg.

'hundredweight' also found in these Oxford entries:

cwt. - quarter - quintal

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