cwt
9.9
A British unit of weight equal to 112 pounds about 51 kilograms
- noun
- /siː dʌbljuː tiː/
- Archaic
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cwt
- Prices for potatoes are often quoted per cwt in Britain.
Examples
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The shipment weighed five cwt and needed special equipment for unloading.
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The farm produced nearly thirty cwt of grain last season.
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The shipment weighed 10 cwt.
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How many cwts are in this load?
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The shipment weighed five cwt and needed special equipment for unloading.
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Prices for potatoes are often quoted per cwt in Britain.
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The farm produced nearly thirty cwt of grain last season.
Synonyms
1
8.4
A weight of 112 pounds used in Britain
is the same unit expressed as an abbreviation
9.9
A British unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or about 51 kilograms
is the same unit used generally, not only in non metric contexts
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Etymology
Cwt comes from hundredweight, but in Britain old trade often counted in groups of eight, so their hundredweight became '112 pounds' and a British cwt still means '112 pounds'.