long ton
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Etymology
Distinguishing this measure from the "short ton" of 2000 pounds.
Noun
- (chiefly historical) A traditional unit of mass equal to 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each, equivalent to approximately 1016 kilograms.
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