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min⋅i⋅mum⋅weight

  [min-uh-muhm-weyt]
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–noun
a boxer of the lightest competitive class, esp. a boxer weighing up to 104 lbs. (47.2 kg).
Also called strawweight.
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min·i·mum·weight   (mĭn'ə-məm-wāt')   
n.   In both senses also called strawweight.

  1. The lightest weight division in professional boxing, having an upper limit of 105 pounds (47.2 kilograms).

  2. A boxer competing in this weight division.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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