Word: hundredweight
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hun
dred
weight
Definition: A measure of weight containing 8 stone or 112 avoirdupois pounds (51 kg).
Morphemes:
Affix: hundred
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12, 000acres.
Affix: weight
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).