makeweight

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Noun
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make=weight

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun makeweight has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

makeweightn. 
     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.


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