short hundredweight

English Thesaurus

1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	avoirdupois unit,
definition	:	any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights (noun.quantity)

part holonym	:	quarter,
definition	:	a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) (noun.quantity)

part meronym	:	net ton, short ton, ton,
definition	:	a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds (noun.quantity)