twelve hundredweight

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hun•dred•weight n. [countable], pl. -weights, (as after a numeral) -weight.

Weights and Measuresa unit of weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbr.: cwt

hun•dred•weight n., pl. -weights, (as after a numeral) -weight.

Weights and MeasuresAlso called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbr.: cwt
Weights and Measurescental (def. 2).

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hundredweight /ˈhʌndrədˌweɪt/ n ( pl -weights, -weight)

Also called: long hundredweight Brit a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or 50.802 35 kilograms
Also called: short hundredweight US Canadian a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds or 45.359 24 kilograms
Also called: metric hundredweight a metric unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms

Abbreviation (for senses 1, 2): cwt

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