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Noun: dumbbell  'dúm`bel
  1. An exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
     
  2. An ignorant or foolish person
    - dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead, poon [Austral], divvy [Brit], div [Brit]

Derived forms: dumbbells

Type of: exercising weight, free weight, simple, simpleton, weight

Encyclopedia: Dumbbell