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Paper weight

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pa⋅per⋅weight

[pey-per-weyt]
–noun
a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.

Origin:
1855–60; paper + weight
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pa·per·weight   (pā'pər-wāt')   
n.  A small, heavy, often decorative object that is placed on loose papers to hold them down.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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paperweight

  1. n.
    a serious student; a hardworking student. : What a jerk! Nothing but a paperweight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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