dumbbell
(noun) an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead
(noun) an ignorant or foolish person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dumbbell (plural dumbbells)
A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.
(pejorative) A stupid person.
Source: Wiktionary
Dumb"-bell`, n.
Definition: A weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs) for gymnastic exercise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
