1. welter-weight - Noun
2. welter-weight - Adjective
welter-weight (not comparable)
(boxing) between lightweight and middleweight
(boxing) a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class
(horse racing) 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.
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