WELTERWEIGHT

welterweight

(noun) a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds

welterweight

(noun) a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds

welterweight

(noun) an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds

welterweight

(noun) a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

welterweight

Alternative spelling of welter-weight

Noun

welterweight (plural welterweights)

Alternative spelling of welter-weight

Source: Wiktionary


Wel"ter*weight`, n.

1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races.

2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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