Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each. · The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each. · The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each. · The measurement ton of (US) 40 or (UK) 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).
Variant of tun (“cask”), influenced by Old French tonne (“ton”).
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- Derivation mentiontonnefro
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