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Definition of barbell noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

barbell

noun

/ˈbɑːbel/

/ˈbɑːrbel/

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a long metal bar with weights at each end, used in the sport of weightlifting and for exercise
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from bar + bell.

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