LONG HUNDREDWEIGHT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)