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welter

1. wel.ter \'wel-t*r\ \-t(*-)rin\ vi or wel.ter.ing [ME welteren; akin to 
   MD welteren to roll, OHG walzan, L v]olvere - more at VOLUBLE 1a: WRITHE, 
   TOSS; also : WALLOW  1b: to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves  
   2: to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved  3: to be in turmoil 
2. welter n 1: a state of wild disorder : TURMOIL  2: a chaotic mass or 
   jumble 
3. wel.ter n [prob. fr 1welt] : WELTERWEIGHT