What does makeweight mean?
Definitions for makeweight
ˈmeɪkˌweɪtmakeweight
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Princeton's WordNet
makeweight, fillernoun
anything added to fill out a whole
"some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights"
makeweightnoun
a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
Wiktionary
makeweightnoun
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
makeweightnoun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of a argument.
He added a long litany of peripheral precedents which the judge dismissed as mere makeweights.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Makeweightnoun
Any small thing thrown in to make up weight.
Etymology: make and weight.
Me lonely sitting, nor the glimmering light
Of makeweight candle, nor the joyous task
Of loving friend delights. Philips.
Webster Dictionary
Makeweightnoun
that which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of makeweight in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of makeweight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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