Ton
A weight, equal to 20 hundredweight (cwt.). The hundredweight in Britain is 112 pounds, making the ton 2240 pounds. The U. S. hundredweight is reckoned at 100 pounds, which gives a ton of 2000 pounds.
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A weight, equal to 20 hundredweight (cwt.). The hundredweight in Britain is 112 pounds, making the ton 2240 pounds. The U. S. hundredweight is reckoned at 100 pounds, which gives a ton of 2000 pounds.