hundredweight

noun5

1. •
   A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
2. •
   (US, Canada) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
3. •
   (UK, historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg).

   • The hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois lbs. becomes general in the period before me, and is employed for the commoner kinds of materials. — 1882
4. •
   (historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
5. •
   (historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.