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Sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
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welterweight
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Welterweight \Wel"ter*weight`\, n. (Horse Racing) 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. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports . Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing , but other combat sports like Muay Thai , taekwondo and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the opponents. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (alternative spelling of welter-weight English) n. (alternative spelling of welter-weight English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1831, "heavyweight horseman," later "boxer or wrestler of a certain weight" (1896), from earlier welter "heavyweight horseman or boxer" (1804), possibly from welt (v.) "beat severely" (c.1400).\n\n... but at the end of the first German mile, Nature gave ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race) an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 ...
Usage examples of welterweight.
He decisioned Honeybear Akins and wore the welterweight crown for fifteen fat months.
He used to be one of the greatest welterweights in the business, but the racketeers who owned him sent him to the tank so often he got both his eardrums burst.
The ring announcer then says into the microphone, 'The winner is Bozo Maloney, the welterweight champion of Victoria and now the national title holder in the welterweight division.