Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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avoirdupois unit | Yes | No | No | No |
hundredweight | Yes | No | No | No |
avoirdupois unit (noun) | hundredweight (noun) |
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any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights | a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds |
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds | |
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system |