Featherweight

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 126 pounds (56.7 kilograms), between junior featherweight and junior lightweight.
  • n. A boxer competing in this weight division.
  • n. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
  • n. A contestant in this weight division.
  • n. A person or thing of little weight or size.
  • n. An insignificant person: a political featherweight.
  • adj. Of or relating to featherweights.
  • adj. Unimportant; trivial: featherweight political issues.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A weight division in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57 kilograms.
  • n. A boxer who fights in this division.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds
  • n. weighs 126-139 pounds
  • n. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds
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