单词 | light welter |
释义 | light weltern.adj. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.adj.1904 |
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