Barbell

Definitions

1. A wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
2. A piece of jewellery composed of a straight bar with a bead on each end, used as a piercing.

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Examples

“The in-house gym included “squat racks” for weight lifting, with iron⟳ barbells branded with “Thinking Machines” in bold white typeface.”

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