Definitions for welterweights
welterweights
wel·ter·weight
Spelling: [wel-ter-weyt]
IPA: /ˈwɛl tərˌweɪt/
Welterweights is a 13 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.
You can make 697 anagrams from letters in welterweights (eeeghilrsttww).
Definitions for welterweights
noun
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a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a lightweight and a middleweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 147 pounds (67 kg).
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(in a steeplechase or hurdle race) a weight of 28 pounds (13 kg) that is assigned to a horse in addition to the poundage assigned based on the age of the horse.
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a rider of steeplechase or hurdle-race horses who, though acting as a jockey, is of comparatively average weight and not small or lightweight as a professional jockey; heavyweight rider.
Origin of welterweights
First recorded in 1815-25; welter2 + weight
Examples for welterweights
Hey, and don't forget there's the welterweight fight between Murdoch's New York Post and Mort Zuckerman's Daily News.
My brother said the welterweight got what was coming to him because he hadn't intelligence enough to stay where he belonged.
Buzz Bissinger writes a four-page sentence that ruins a requiem for welterweight Barney Ross.
As a welterweight, Milt had learned to depend on speed and quick hands.