Swiss bar

English

A multigrip bar.

Etymology

Apparently in reference to the neutral Swiss foreign policy, as the most observable difference in performing a bench press with this bar is the neutral grip; perhaps reinforced in view of the complexity of a Swiss Army knife or even the stereotypic holes in Swiss cheese.

Pronunciation

• (rhotic) IPA^(key): [swɪs bɑɹ]
• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): [swɪs bɑː]

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

Swiss bar (plural Swiss bars)

1. A bar to lift weight plates upon including additional vertically aligned handles.

   Synonyms: football bar, multi-grip bar, neutral grip bar