cwt (n.)

  1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

    [ Syn: hundredweight , short hundredweight , centner , cental , quintal ]

  2. a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

    [ Syn: hundredweight , long hundredweight ]

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