hundredweight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
16th century, from hundred + weight.
Meanings
- (Canada, US) A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as ▸ A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
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(UK, historical) A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as ▸ A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg).
The hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois lbs. becomes general in the period before me, and is employed for the commoner kinds of materials.
1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume IV, page 209:
- (historical) A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as ▸ Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
- (historical) A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as ▸ Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hundredweights | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cwt. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| hundredweight | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
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Synonyms
imperial hundredweight (112 lb. avoirdupois) · quintal · quintal (100 lb. avoirdupois) · centenary (historical units) · cental (100 lb. avoirdupois) · long hundredweight (112 lb. avoirdupois) · short hundredweight (100 lb. avoirdupois) · centner (100 lb. avoirdupois)
Translations (25)
hi कुंटल (unit of one hundred pounds) · tr kental (unit of one hundred pounds) · frm quintal (unit of one hundred pounds) · bg центнер (unit of one hundred pounds) · wym cȧnkner (unit of one hundred pounds) · br kantolz (unit of one hundred pounds) · fa قنطار (unit of one hundred pounds) · cy canpwys (unit of one hundred pounds) · fro quintal (unit of one hundred pounds) · de Zentner (unit of one hundred pounds) · ka ცენტნერი (unit of one hundred pounds) · hi क्विंटल (unit of one hundred pounds) · hi कुंतल (unit of one hundred pounds) · gl quintal (unit of one hundred pounds) · ca quintar (unit of one hundred pounds) · ota قنطار (unit of one hundred pounds) · fi sentneri (unit of one hundred pounds) · id kuintal (unit of one hundred pounds) · bn হন্দর (unit of one hundred pounds) · ga céad (unit of one hundred pounds) · fr quintal (unit of one hundred pounds) · ar قِنْطَار (unit of one hundred pounds) · pt quintal (unit of one hundred pounds) · es quintal (unit of one hundred pounds) · nrf chent (unit of one hundred pounds)