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LIGHT FLYWEIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does light flyweight mean? 

LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (noun)
  The noun LIGHT FLYWEIGHT has 1 sense:

1. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 poundsplay

  Familiarity information: LIGHT FLYWEIGHT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("light flyweight" is a kind of...):

boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)


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