LONG HUNDREDWEIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does long hundredweight mean? 

• LONG HUNDREDWEIGHT (noun)
  The noun LONG HUNDREDWEIGHT has 1 sense:

1. a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

  Familiarity information: LONG HUNDREDWEIGHT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LONG HUNDREDWEIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cwt; hundredweight; long hundredweight

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)