lightweight
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lightweight/ˈlʌɪtweɪt/
▶noun
- 1 a weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between featherweight and welterweight.
- 2 informal a person of little importance or influence: he was regarded as a political lightweight.
- 1 of thin material or build.
- 2 informal lacking seriousness, depth, or influence.
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- burp gun
- cagoule
- cambric
- challis
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- court shoe
- dan
- desert boot
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- featherweight
- float
- foam
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- gingham
- go-kart
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- jaconet
- junior lightweight
- light welterweight
- mag wheel
- muslin
- ninon
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- pakamac
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- poplin
- ramin
- safari jacket
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- Sitka
- skivvy
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