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Lonsdale Belt

/ ˈlɒnzˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lonsdale Belt1

named after Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857–1944), who presented the first one

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