Where did the words Barbell and Dumbell originate from.?


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Well, barbell is pretty self-evident: you have a bar that when you have old-style metal weights on it, makes a clanging noise reminiscent of a bell. Hence bar-bell!

I'm not so sure about dumbell but I like to think it may have something to do with the stereotype of muscle-bound morons. ;)


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