hundredweight

noun (hundredweights, or hundredweight after a number); unit of weight

«hundredweight» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A hundredweight is a unit for weighing heavy things: in Britain it is 112 pounds, and in America it is 100 pounds. tree →

In the lessons

in the tales a hundredweight is a heavy load that a strong man cannot carry, so it shows how much weight is too much

Examples

A sack of coal can weigh a hundredweight. tree →
He could not lift a hundredweight of stone. tree →
The cart carried three hundredweight of apples. tree →

Note

a unit of weight, not a count; in a weight sum, 1 hundredweight is 112 pounds in Britain but 100 pounds in America, so check which one the problem uses

On Mova

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