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cwt

  1. hundredweight; hundredweights.


cwt

abbreviation for

  1. hundredweight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of cwt1

c, from the Latin numeral C one hundred ( centum )
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The shortfall is causing rice prices to rise to an abnormally high average of $17.30 per cwt through the rest of the year.

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We propose to put a duty of £1 a-year upon every vehicle exceeding 10 cwt. in weight, a very moderate limit to take.

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Sugar first appears as a Queensland export in 1870, the quantity being, however, only 26 cwt.

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He carried in all about two cwt. of offensive and defensive armor upon his person, and his challenge had great weight.

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The frictional roller is 6 inches in diameter, the pressure amounts to 1 cwt. on each step.

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