barbell
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Weightlifting.jpg/220px-Weightlifting.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Blend of bar + dumbbell. The piercing is named after the exercise equipment, because of the visual resemblance.
Noun
[edit]barbell (plural barbells)
- A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
- A piece of jewellery composed of a straight bar with a bead on each end, used as a piercing.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]wide steel bar with premeasured weights
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