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Makeweight

noun
1.
Anything added to fill out a whole.  Synonym: filler.
2.
A weight added to the scale to reach a required weight.





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... regular, legal, and peaceful procedures under the laws and constitution of the State of Louisiana by which the anomalies in government there presented may be put in course of settlement without involving the element of military power as either an agent or a makeweight in such solution. The successful ascertainment of these impediments the President would confidently expect would indicate to the people of that State the wisdom and the mode of their removal. The unusual circumstances which attended and followed the State election ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents - Section 1 (of 3) of Volume 10. • James D. Richardson


Words linked to "Makeweight" :   physical object, object, weight


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