hun·dred·weight (hŭn'drĭd-wāt')
n., pl. hundredweight or -weights. (Abbr. cwt)
A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to ***100 pounds (45.36 kilograms)***. Also called cental, short hundredweight.
A unit of weight in the British Imperial System equal to ***112 pounds (50.80 kilograms)***. Also called quintal.

http://www.answers.com/topic/hundredweight






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Please refer to Versalia'a answer, and if you agree with both of us, naturally, the points must be his:-)

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I couldn't find anything taht confirmed 'cubic weight', what's more, isn't 'cublic weight' a bit imprecise as a weight measurement; weight has to be expressed in units of something:-)

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parallel text - FAO -confirms CWT as hundred weight = quintal

Anexo 1 - Unidades de medida


ABREVIATURAS DE LAS PRINCIPALES UNIDADES DE MEDIDA
UNIDADES DE MEDIDA METRICAS EN
UNIDADES ANGLOAMERICANAS
UNIDADES DE MEDIDA
ANGLOAMERICANAS EN UNIDADES METRICAS

Longitud

kilómetro
km
mile statute
mi

metro
m
yard
yd

centímetro
cm
foot
ft

milímetro
mm
inch
in

Superficie

kilómetro cuadrado
km2
square mile
sq mi

metro cuadrado
m2
square yard
sq yd

centímetro cuadrado
cm2
square foot
sq ft

milímetro cuadrado
mm2
square foot
sq in

hectárea
ha
square inch

área
a
acre

Volumen

metro cúbico
m3
cubic yard
cu yd

decímetro cúbico
dm3
cubic foot
cu ft

centímetro cúbico
cm3
cubic inch
cu in

Capacidad

litro
l
gallon
gal

quart
qt

pint
pt

Peso

tonelada métrica
t
ton

*****quintal
q
hundredweight
cwt

kilogramo
kg
pound
lb

gramo
g
ounce
oz

Tiempo

hora
h

minuto
min

segundo
s

Temperatura

grado Celsius o

centígrado
°C
garado Fahrenheit
°F
http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5041S/x5041S08.htm




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Cu.ft.- Cubic feet.-Pies cúbicos

Cwt.- Hundredweight.-Quintal (unidad de medida de peso).

(D).- Denota.
http://www.antp.org.mx/rev/30/buque.html


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quintal:
RAE Definition | in context | images

quintal m Hist (medida) 46 kg
quintal métrico, 100 kg


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cwt
A noun
1 hundredweight, cwt, long_hundredweight

a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
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2 hundredweight, cwt, short_hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
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