hundredweight | n. หน่วยน้ำหนักที่เท่ากับ100ปอนด์ในอเมริกาและเท่ากับ112ปอนด์ในอังกฤษใช้อักษรย่อว่า cwt |
hundredweight | (n น้ำหนัก 100) ปอนด์ |
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hundredweight | (n) a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, Syn. metric hundredweight, centner, doppelzentner |
hundredweight | (n) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds, Syn. short hundredweight, quintal, cwt, centner, cental |
hundredweight | (n) a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds, Syn. long hundredweight, cwt |
Hundredweight | n. A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2, 000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton. [ 1913 Webster ] |