welter weightn.
/ˈwɛltəweɪt/, U.S. /ˈwɛltərˌweɪt/ 1. † a. Heavy weight (of a horseman). Obsolete. rare.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > ponderable matter > something unusually heavy of its kind > person or animal of more than usual weight
welter weight1825
heavyweight1857
1825 Sporting Mag. 16 280 He was always well mounted for his welter weight.
b. A heavyweight rider.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [noun] > stout or heavyweight
wight-rider1569
welter1804
welter weight1832
1832 Q. Rev. 47 240 ‘Out upon this great carcass of mine,’ says one of the best of the welter-weights.
1850 ‘H. Hieover’ Pract. Horsemanship 191 A horse belonging to a friend, a welter weight.
1883 E. Pennell-Elmhirst Cream Leics. 344 A welter weight never went better to hounds in a fast run.
1897 Daily News 12 Mar. 3/4 Horses equal to carrying a welter-weight of fifteen stone or more.
c. Horse Racing. An extra weight sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > equipment > [noun] > handicap weight
welter weight1880
impost1883
1880 W. Day Racehorse in Training 201 They have..added to other improvements the introduction of welter~weights; so that it only requires a little alteration—more long races with heavy weights, and fewer short courses with light weights—to complete the reform.
2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is between that of a lightweight and a middleweight. Also attributive.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > wrestler > of specific weight
welter weight1896
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
1896 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 3 Oct. 3/1 Welterweight champion of California.
1903 Daily Chron. 19 Sept. 3/3 Not even an indomitable spirit will bring a bantam-weight and a welter-weight together.
1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 351/2 The boxing rules of the American Amateur Athletic Association differ slightly from the British... The recognized classes by weight are: Bantam,..Feather,..Light,..Welter, 145 lb and under; Middle..and Heavy.
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