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catchweight

[kach-weyt]

noun Sports.

the chance or optional weight of a contestant, as contrasted with a weight fixed by agreement or rule.

Origin:
1810–20; catch + weight

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catchweight (ˈkætʃˌweɪt)

—*adj*
	wrestling of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement

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