featherweight
About 0.06 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
- noun A sportsman who fights in this division.
- noun The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
Similar words
light lightweight atomweight bantamweight strawweight catchweight weight class weigh-in weightlifting score
Often followed by
champion title championship boxing and boxer in java of
Word family
featherweights
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