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heavy welterweight
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Welterweight \Wel"ter*weight`\, n.
1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is
called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in
addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and
hurdle races.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between
that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
