cwt

cwt

abbreviation for

Origin of cwt¹

c, from the Latin numeral C one hundred ( centum )

It is said to be in perfect condition now, the tenor bell weighing 26 cwt.

His proposal was substantially a protective duty of twenty shillings the cwt.

The daily consumption of ice in Lima is between fifty and fifty-five cwt.

I concluded I would not take it for two reasons: First, if they had but one cwt.

The furnaces have a mid-rib dividing the product into two balls of 10 cwt., which are shingled under a 10-ton hammer.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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