hundredweight

noun

Etymology: 16th century, from hundred + weight.

1. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
2. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as

   “The hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois lbs. becomes general in the period before me, and is employed for the commoner kinds of materials.”

3. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
4. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as