chest expander

English

Noun

chest expander (plural chest expanders)

1. An exercise device consisting of two handles joined by steel springs, used to develop the muscles of the chest.
   • 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 62:

     He held his breath, and congratulated himself on having lain in bed sulking for the last few days rather than trying to work out his feelings on the chest expanders in the ship's gym.