Dumbbell

[4][5] The design of the "Meel", as the club was referred to, can be seen as a halfway point between a barbell and a dumbbell.

It was generally used in pairs, in workouts by wrestlers, bodybuilders, sports players, and others wishing to increase strength and muscle size.

The term "dumbbell" or "dumb bell" or "dumb-bell" originated in late Stuart England.

In 1711 the poet Joseph Addison mentioned exercising with a "dumb bell" in an essay published in The Spectator.

[7] By the early 17th century, the familiar shape of the dumbbell, with two equal weights attached to a handle, had appeared.