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    SHORT HUNDREDWEIGHT

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     I. (noun) 

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

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

    Meronyms (parts of "short hundredweight"):

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

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

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

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