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makeweight
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun makeweight has 2 senses
- makeweight(n = noun.artifact) filler - anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" is a kind of object, physical object
- makeweight(n = noun.artifact) Array - a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight; Array is a kind of weight
CIDE DICTIONARY
makeweight, n.
That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
makeweight, n.
1 a small quantity or thing added to make up the full weight.
2 an unimportant extra person.
3 an unimportant point added to make an argument seem stronger.
1 a small quantity or thing added to make up the full weight.
2 an unimportant extra person.
3 an unimportant point added to make an argument seem stronger.
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