makeweight
(noun)
noun
1. anything added to fill out a whole
- some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights
Similar word(s): filler
Definition categories: man–made, object
2. a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
Definition categories: man–made, weight
Sentences with makeweight as a noun:
- He added a long litany of peripheral precedents which the judge dismissed as mere makeweights.