bantamweight

noun
/ˈbæntəmˌweɪt/US

Etymology

From bantam + weight.

  1. inherited from *weǵʰ-
  2. inherited from *wihtiz
  3. inherited from wiht
  4. inherited from weight
  5. compounded as bantamweight — “bantam + weight

Definitions

  1. A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and…

    A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).

  2. A boxer or other competitor of this weight.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bantamweight. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA