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LONG HUNDREDWEIGHT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
Synonyms:
cwt; hundredweight; long hundredweight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("long hundredweight" is a kind of...):
avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)
Meronyms (parts of "long hundredweight"):
quarter (a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds))
Holonyms ("long hundredweight" is a part of...):
gross ton; long ton; ton (a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds)