welter-weight
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See also: welterweight
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Originally “heavyweight horseman” (1832), from welter (“heavyweight horseman”) + weight.[1] Boxing sense 1896.
Adjective[edit]
welter-weight (not comparable)
- (boxing) between lightweight and middleweight
Translations[edit]
between lightweight and middleweight
Noun[edit]
welter-weight (plural welter-weights)
- (boxing) a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class
- (horse racing) 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.
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Translations[edit]
boxer
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References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “welterweight”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.