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    HUNDREDWEIGHT

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 poundsplay

    Synonyms:

    cwt; hundredweight; long hundredweight

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("hundredweight" is a kind of...):

    avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

    Meronyms (parts of "hundredweight"):

    quarter (a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds))

    Holonyms ("hundredweight" is a part of...):

    gross ton; long ton; ton (a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 poundsplay

    Synonyms:

    cental; centner; cwt; hundredweight; quintal; short hundredweight

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("hundredweight" is a kind of...):

    avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

    Meronyms (parts of "hundredweight"):

    quarter (a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds))

    Holonyms ("hundredweight" is a part of...):

    net ton; short ton; ton (a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A unit of weight equal to 100 kilogramsplay

    Synonyms:

    centner; doppelzentner; hundredweight; metric hundredweight

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("hundredweight" is a kind of...):

    metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)

    Meronyms (parts of "hundredweight"):

    centner (in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms)

    Holonyms ("hundredweight" is a part of...):

    quintal (a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms)

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