makeweights

noun

Meaning

Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

filler(English)minnows(English)pushovers(English)champions(English)banana skin(English)internationals(English)qualifiers(English)fixtures(English)

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data