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featherweight

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different weight classes: UFC 's and Pancrase 's featherweight division with an upper limit of 145 lb (66 kg ) Shooto 's featherweight division, which limits competitors to 135 lb (61.2 ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A weight division in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57 kilograms. 2 A boxer who fights in this division.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of a weight class of 123-126 pounds for prizefighters; "the featherweight class" n. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds weighs 126-139 pounds a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds

Usage examples of featherweight.

Even familiar as Jim was with the fact that hobs were featherweights, he was a little startled to see the small Natural had the strength to carry someone his own size and kind in this way, which must put all the burden on his arms and shoulders.

On April the first, the day after the disastrous payday, Pvt Icl Bloom the potential middleweight, Pvt Icl Malleaux the new man and potential featherweight, and several other Pfcs who were potential went on Detached Service with the new class at the Regimental NCO School.

Gabriel, who miraculously metamorphosed into a run-of-the-mill featherweight boxer hi the army, turned pro after his discharge, was known as the Milagro Mauler during his short and undistinguished prime, and died in a plane crash in Venezuela.

As if he had been a mere featherweight, the box man felt himself tossed into the air, slammed down with a headlock, lifted and whirled in what is commonly known as an airplane spin, a very dangerous predicament in which to be, crashed to the floor.

If we could duplicate the gestalt, even our featherweights could move containers.

Spider Kelly taught all his young gentlemen to box like featherweights, no matter whether they weighed one hundred and five or two hundred and five pounds.

These particular featherweights believe that Triannic will go after other targets first.

Says 'We ain't partners no more' and starts tellin' me the featherweights are the best division pound for pound.

Here and there, scatteredly, it was dimpled with small depressions about the size and shape of shallow saucers, as if giant invisible featherweight water-beetles were standing about on it—though the dimples were not arranged in any six-legged or four-legged or even tripod patterns.

Here on paper was just the young featherweight sloucher she had first seen, Plopped against a red Siena wall in the noon sun.

Flanagan, wanting to do the right thing by a local boy, praises Bozo's win to the hilt and mentions that he is the best youngster he's seen in a while and is almost good enough to go against Rod Barnes the Australian featherweight amateur champion and Olympic triallist.