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welterweight
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Definitions ofwelterweight
1noun
- 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.
1adjective
- Between lightweight and middleweight
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