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Welterweight

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(1):

(n.) 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):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Welterweight'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/welterweight.html. 1828.
 
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