In the 1840s and 1850s, the Supreme Court began addressing these impositions on statesâ rights. In Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842), the court struck down a Pennsylvania law preventing the transportation of any ânegro or mullatoâ for the purposes of returning the person to slaveryâbecause federal law superseded state law.
The dumbbell, a type of free weight, is a piece of equipment used in weight training. It can be used individually or in pairs, with one in each hand.
Dumb in the sense âlacking the power of speechâ is perceived as insulting when describing humans (but not animals), probably because dumb also means âstupid; dull-witted.â The noun dummy in the sense âperson who lacks the power of speechâ is also perceived as insulting, as are the terms deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute, and mute.