welter-weight

See also: welterweight

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Etymology

Originally “heavyweight horseman” (1832), from welter (“heavyweight horseman”) +‎ weight.[1] Boxing sense 1896.

Adjective

welter-weight (not comparable)

  1. (boxing) between lightweight and middleweight

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Noun

welter-weight (plural welter-weights)

  1. (boxing) a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class
  2. (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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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “welterweight”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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