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welterweight
noun
adjective
A boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class
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noun
A boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class
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
Between lightweight and middleweight