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featherweight

noun

A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the bantamweight division and lighter than those in the lightweight division.

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13
Starts with
F
Ends with
T
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
26

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noun

  1. A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the bantamweight division and lighter than those in the lightweight division.

noun

  1. A professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds

noun

  1. Weighs 126-139 pounds

noun

  1. An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds

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