- make-weight
- 'make-weight [ˈmeıkˌweıt] na person or thing that is not very important but is included so there is the right number of people or the right amount of something
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
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Weight — Weight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weighting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
