- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "welterweight" 28 May 2011. Web. 27 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/welterweight/definitions/2081417> |