Hypertext Webster Gateway: "makeweight"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Makeweight \Make"weight`\, n.
That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something
of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
makeweight
n 1: anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in
the collection are mere makeweights" [syn: {filler}]
2: a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
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