makeweight
NounSynonyms:
filler
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- anything added to fill out a whole“some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights”Synonyms: fillerType of object, physical object
- a weight added to the scale to reach a required weightType of weight
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Make′weight′ (…), noun
That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54