Hundredweights, also known as long hundredweights, is a unit of measurement used to determine weights that is equal to 112 pounds. This unit is mostly used in the UK and used in industries like shipping, agriculture, and manufacturing for measuring larger quantities of goods. However, there are other terms used to refer to hundredweights such as quintals, which is a metric unit that is equivalent to 100 kilograms, and short hundredweights, which is a unit used mainly in the United States that is equivalent to 100 pounds. Other words that can be used as synonyms for hundredweights are centum weight, cwt, and hundred-pounders.