MAKEWEIGHT
makeweight
(noun) a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
makeweight, filler
(noun) anything added to fill out a whole; “some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
makeweight (plural makeweights)
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Source: Wiktionary
Make"weight` (, n.
Definition: That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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