/ ˈbɑːbel; NAmE ˈbɑːrbel/ noun
a long metal bar with weights at each end, used in the sport of weightlifting and for exercise
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from bar + bell .
/ ˈbɑːbel; NAmE ˈbɑːrbel/ noun
a long metal bar with weights at each end, used in the sport of weightlifting and for exercise
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from bar + bell .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005