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hundredweightUnit of mass, equal to 100 lb (45.36 kg) in the USA. In the UK and Canada, it equals 112 lb (50.8 kg), and is sometimes called the long hundredweight. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"Yes, yes, too heavy," he said; "but that's not my fault; the foreman came just as we were starting, and would have three hundredweight more put on to save him trouble, and I must get on with it as well as I can. I reckoned that the haul had brought in more than nine hundredweight of fish. Every pound lost, would have been a hundredweight of happiness gained. |
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