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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
dumbbell \dumb"bell'\, dumb-bell \dumb"-bell'\, noun An exercising weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs) for gymnastic exercise.
2. an ignorant or foolish person.
Syn: dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dumbbell
noun
1: an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
2: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dummy}, {dope}, {boob}, {booby}, {pinhead}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "dumbbell": Boeotian, Indian club, barbell, block, clod, dimwit, dolt, donkey, dope, dullard, dullhead, dumb cluck, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, exerciser, gowk, horse, idiot, ignoramus, jobbernowl, lackwit, lamebrain, lightweight, long horse, looby, loon, moron, niais, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nitwit, noddy, parallel bars, punching bag, put, rings, rowing machine, side horse, simpleton, stupid, thickwit, trampoline, trapeze, weight, witling
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