welter-weight
Between lightweight and middleweightBetween lightweight and middleweight
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Between lightweight and middleweight
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Originally “heavyweight horseman” (1832), from welter (“heavyweight horseman”) + weight. BOriginally “heavyweight horseman” (1832), from welter (“heavyweight horseman”) + weight. Boxing sense 1896.
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