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Meaning of welterweight

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

welterweight

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. A boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class

  2. 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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Between lightweight and middleweight

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