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adj
between lightweight and middleweight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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noun
a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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noun
A weight of 28 pounds (or 40 pounds: a heavy welterweight), sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports
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History
Originally “heavyweight horseman” (1832), from welter (“heavyweight horseman”) + weight. Boxing sense 1896.
Across languages
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