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单词 light welter
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light weltern.adj.

Brit. /ˌlʌɪt ˈwɛltə/, U.S. /ˌlaɪt ˈwɛltər/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: light welterweight n.
Etymology: Shortened < light welterweight n.
Originally and chiefly Boxing.
A. n.
The weight class light welterweight, usually falling between lightweight and welterweight (see note); (also) a boxer or other competitor in this weight class; = light welterweight n.The exact weight categories and weight limits vary in different sports and have changed over time; they also vary according to other factors such as the professional status and gender of competitors.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer > of specific weight
welter1804
lightweight1817
middleweight1847
heavyweight1857
light middleweight1885
light-heavyweight1887
featherweight1889
light-heavy1892
light welterweight1892
welter weight1896
light welter1904
super heavyweight1907
middle1908
fly-weight1911
heavy1913
superheavy1917
cruiser-weight1920
light flyweight1922
cruiser1928
mini-flyweight1971
1904 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 8 Feb. (Second ed.) 6/1 A provisional schedule of weights was adopted as follows: Minims. up to 105 pounds; light bantams, 110;..light welter, 140.
1950 Daily Mail 1 Dec. 5/4 The two new weights are light-welter, 10st., and light-middle, 11st. 2lb.
1996 Guardian 26 July 6/2 Francis Barrett, a light-welter and a Galway traveller.
2017 R. Anasi in C. Rotella & M. Ezra Bittersweet Sci. 192 The next weight class up was light welterweight, and light welter held giants.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the weight class light welterweight (see sense A.); designating a boxer or other competitor in this class; = light welterweight adj.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [adjective] > attributes of boxer
muffled1721
lightweight1823
punch-drunk1911
punchless1913
southpaw1914
light welter1950
1950 Irish Times 4 Dec. 3/3 In the light-welter class, the Oxford man..made strangely little use of his considerable reach advantage.
1978 Texas Monthly July 183/3 Ronnie Shields..battered his..opponent through the ropes in the first light welter bout.
1987 Observer 22 Feb. 50/6 He was dethroned as world light welter champion.
2014 Financial Express (New Delhi) 27 July He was inviting a bone-crunching embrace, and finally got one in third round of his bout against Manoj Kumar in the light-welter division.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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n.adj.1904
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