Cwt (Noun)
Meaning 1
A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The crate of flour weighed almost a full cwt and required two men to lift it.
- To move the massive industrial generator required renting a truck capable of carrying several cwt of cargo.
- Old American mines sometimes recorded production figures in tons or cwt.
- Coal sales from the mines in eastern Kentucky are commonly expressed in terms of tons and cwt.
- Several boxes weighing one cwt were also recovered by workers along the coastal shore after the container ship spilled cargo in rough seas.
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Meaning 2
A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.