middleweight

[mid-l-weyt]

mid·dle·weight

[mid-l-weyt]
noun
1.
a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg).
adjective
2.
Boxing. of or pertaining to middleweights: the middleweight division.
3.
(of a horse, especially a hunter) able to carry up to 185 pounds (83.9 kg).

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Middleweight is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1870–75; middle + weight
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middleweight (ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt)
 
n
1.  a.  a professional boxer weighing 154--160 pounds (70--72.5 kg)
 b.  an amateur boxer weighing 71--75 kg (157--165 pounds)
 c.  (as modifier): a middleweight contest
2.  a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 172--192 pounds (78--87 kg))

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