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Dumb-bell   Listen
noun
dumb-bell, dumbbell  n.  
1.
An exercising weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs) for gymnastic exercise.
2.
An ignorant or foolish person.
Synonyms: dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead.





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"Dumb-bell" Quotes from Famous Books



... gymnasts, to which Dr. Dixon and many others have called attention, are produced in great part by substituting arms for legs. I need scarcely say that ring, dumb-bell, club, and many other similar exercises, with cane and sword practice, boxing, etc., are all infinitely superior to the ladder and bar performances. In the new system there is opportunity for all the strength, flexibility, and skill which the most advanced ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 • Various
... on it, scooping the sand from around it. In a moment they had it clear. It was something like a dumbbell, covered with marine growth where it had been above the sand, but fairly ...
— The Wailing Octopus • Harold Leland Goodwin


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