# hundredweight

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
2. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
3. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
4. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as

## Etymology
16th century, from hundred + weight.

## Source
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