feather-weight
n.
also featherweight, "lightest weight allowable by rules," 1812 (earlier as simply feather, 1760), from feather, n. + weight, n.. Originally in horse-racing; boxing use as a specific weight class dates from 1889.
| 词汇 | feather-weight |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary feather-weight n. also featherweight, "lightest weight allowable by rules," 1812 (earlier as simply feather, 1760), from feather, n. + weight, n.. Originally in horse-racing; boxing use as a specific weight class dates from 1889. |
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