单词 | pull in the weights |
释义 | > as lemmaspull in the weights b. Horse Racing and Boxing. In full pull in the weights. A weight advantage. ΚΠ 1870 Times 10 Nov. 10/4 Oxonian, with 17lb. allowed, had such a pull in the weights, that it was difficult to see how he could be beaten. 1933 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 6 June 12/2 [He] balances the beam at 219 pounds, which will give him practically a 30-pound pull over Herr Maxie Schmeling. 1960 Nevada State Jrnl. 19 Jan. 9/4 Machen came into the ring a beefy 199 pounds... Folley weighed 194, which was a switch from their last encounter, when Folley enjoyed a five-pound pull in the weights. 1986 Sporting Life Weekender 17 Apr. 3/2 Fountain Bells..has a 7lb pull for the three quarters of a length defeat she suffered..last week. 2004 Observer (Nexis) 26 Dec. (Sport section) 4 A 12lb pull should enable Lough Rynn to get closer to Duncliffe than the 11 lengths he was beaten by Robert Alner's seven-year-old. < as lemmas |
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