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dumbbells - 2 dictionary results

dumb⋅bell

[duhm-bel]
–noun
1. a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising.
2. a stupid person.

Origin:
1705–15; dumb + bell 1


2. dunce, ignoramus, fool, blockhead, dimwit.
dumb·bell   (dŭm'běl')   


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n.  
  1. A weight consisting of a short bar with a metal ball or disk at each end that is lifted for muscular development and exercise.
  2. Slang A stupid person; a dolt.

[From an apparatus similar to that used in ringing a church bell, but without the bell, used for practice or physical exercise.]
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