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(wel′tər wāt′)

noun

a boxer between a junior welterweight and a junior middleweight, with a maximum weight of 147 lb (66.68 kg)

Origin: prob. < welt () + -er + weight

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noun

A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 147 pounds (66.1 kilograms), between junior welterweight and junior middleweight.
A boxer competing in this weight division.
A contestant in various other sports in a similar weight division.

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Origin: From welter, heavyweight boxer

Origin: , perhaps from welt

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