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| hun·dred·weight [ húndrəd wàyt ] (plural hun·dred·weights) |
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1. weight of 100 lb, used in U.S.: a unit of mass in the U.S. customary system equal to (100 lb) (45.36 kg ())
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2. U.K. weight of 112 lb, used in U.K.: a unit of mass in the British imperial system equal to (112 lb) (50.80 kg ())
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