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cwt
abbr.
hundredweight
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cwt
abbreviation for
(Units) hundredweight
[c, from the Latin numeral C one hundred (centum)]
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cwt
hundredweight.
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Noun 1. cwt - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
2. cwt - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
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