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