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Old December 23rd 04, 09:30 PM
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In article ws.com, "Phil
Kane" writes:

IT ALSO GRANTED
SUMMARY JUDGMENT TO THE CITY ON HOWARD'S OTHER SEVEN CLAIMS,
WHICH IT TERMED "MAKEWEIGHT."

OK, I'll bite....

What does "makeweight" mean in that context?

My guess is that it's a formal term for "filler" or "bafflegab", meaning stuff
to fill out the claims so it looks impressive.

73 de Jim, N2EY

 
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