Definition:Avoirdupois/Hundredweight

Definition
The hundredweight is an avoirdupois unit of mass.
 * $1$ hundredweight $= 4$ quarters $= 8$ stone $= 112$ pounds avoirdupois $\approx 50 \cdotp 8$ kilograms.

Also known as
The hundredweight can be referred to as a long hundredweight, to distinguish it from the short hundredweight of $100$ pounds avoirdupois.