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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
welter-weight en · ADJ
Etymology
Originally “heavyweight horseman” (1832), from welter (“heavyweight horseman”) + weight. Boxing sense 1896.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) between lightweight and middleweight
Forms
Translations (1)
pl półśredni (between lightweight and middleweight)
welter-weight en · NOUN
Etymology
Originally “heavyweight horseman” (1832), from welter (“heavyweight horseman”) + weight. Boxing sense 1896.
Meanings
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a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class
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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.
Forms
Coordinates
heavyweight · lightweight · middleweight
Translations (9)
es peso wélter (boxer) · pl waga półśrednia (boxer) · it peso welter (boxer) · de Weltergewicht (boxer) · fr poids welter (boxer) · ca pes wèlter (boxer) · fi välisarja (boxer) · gl peso welter (boxer) · sv welterviktare (boxer)