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cwt
hundredweight; hundredweights.
cwt
abbreviation
hundredweight
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cwt1
c, from the Latin numeral C one hundred ( centum )
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Example Sentences
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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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