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English noun: cwt

1. cwt (quantity) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds


Synonymscental, centner, hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight


Broader (hypernym)avoirdupois unit


Part holonymquarter


Part meronymnet ton, short ton, ton

2. cwt (quantity) a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds


Synonymshundredweight, long hundredweight


Broader (hypernym)avoirdupois unit


Part holonymquarter


Part meronymgross ton, long ton, ton









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