featherweight

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Synonyms: feather weight, featherlight, featherweights

Antonyms: feather weight, featherlight, featherweights

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Noun

1. A [[weight class]] in many [[combat sport|combat sports]]; e.g. in [[professional]] [[boxing]] of a maximum of 126 [[pound]]s or 57.2 [[kilogram]]s.
2. A [[sportsman]] who fights in this division.
3. The lightest weight that may be carried by a [[racehorse]].

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