weight for age

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weight for age

adverb

  1. not comparable Handicapped according to the age of the racehorse competing (and certain other factors). [H]e would merely have remarked on its elegant hocks and golden horn and suggested that she enter it weight for age at Flemington.

    Similar: WFA

noun

  1. A weight for age race. "What did I say about Nightcap last week? Here he's won the Weight for Age at twelve to one."

    Similar: WFA

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@misc{weight_for_age_2026,
  title = {weight for age},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/weight%20for%20age},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}