2. A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest.
WELTERWEIGHT
Wel"ter*weight`, n.
1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races.
2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.
WELTSCHMERTZ
Welt"schmertz`, n. [G., fr. welt world + schmertz pain. See World;
Smart, v. i.]
Defn: Sorrow or sadness over the present or future evils or woes of the world in general; sentimental pessimism.
WELWITSCHIA
Wel*witsch"i*a, n. Etym: [NL. So named after the discoverer, Dr.
Friedrich Welwitsch.] (Bot.)
Defn: An African plant (Welwitschia mirabilis) belonging to the order Gnetaceæ. It consists of a short, woody, topshaped stem, and never more than two leaves, which are the cotyledons enormously developed, and at length split into diverging segments.
WEM
Wem, n. Etym: [Cf. Womb.]
Defn: The abdomen; the uterus; the womb. [Obs.]