bar·bell

[bahr-bel]
noun
an apparatus used in weight-lifting, consisting of a bar with replaceable, disk-shaped weights fastened to the ends.

Origin:
1885–90; bar1 + bell1

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barbell (ˈbɑːˌbɛl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a metal rod to which heavy discs are attached at each end for weightlifting exercises

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Barbell is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Correspondingly, the shape of the orbital changed from spherical to barbell, as
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