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US Customary System of Units (view source)
Revision as of 20:07, September 27, 2011
, 20:07, September 27, 2011→Supplementary Units: 1 cwt = 8 st = 112 lb
=== Supplementary Units ===
=== Supplementary Units ===
Originally the English system defined the ''hundredweight'' (abbreviated cwt) as one hundred pounds. This is slightly heavier than an ancient [[talent]].
Originally the English system defined the ''hundredweight'' (abbreviated cwt) as one hundred pounds. This is slightly heavier than an ancient [[talent]]. In the UK, 1 hundredweight (cwt) is now defined as 8 stone, i.e. 112 lb; the hundredweight is still quite widely used as a measure of weight in the UK.
== Mass ==
== Mass ==