dumbbells

[duhm-bel]

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 + bell1


2. dunce, ignoramus, fool, blockhead, dimwit.

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