Long Hundred (Noun)
Meaning
The cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The long hundred, a unit of measurement still in use today, equals one hundred and twenty items.
- A long hundred weight of twenty pounds of flour was the standard unit in early bakeries.
- In some countries, the long hundred measure was used in agriculture to count livestock.
- The long hundred yard, a unit of length, was equivalent to one hundred and twenty yards.
- Before the metric system was introduced, a long hundred was commonly used for calculations.