dwt
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deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.
pennyweight; pennyweights.
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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
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DWT1
driving while texting: often used as an official police abbreviation.
Origin of DWT
1On the model of DWI
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British Dictionary definitions for dwt
dwt
abbreviation for
deadweight tonnage
Also: dwt obsolete pennyweight
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