What is the meaning of hundredweight?

A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms.
- synonyms: metric hundredweight, doppelzentner, centner
A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds.
- synonyms: cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds.
- synonyms: cwt, long hundredweight

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