Bell-pull
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bell-pull is a noun meaning A rope that rings a bell.
Meaning
A rope that rings a bell.
More Meanings
- A handle attached to a rope that rings a bell.
- The tail of a fox
Example Sentences
The "bell-pull," as trophy, is kept to preserve, And the hounds eat the fox they so richly deserve.
Jessamy tugged the scrolled iron bell-pull which hung down on one side of the gate. Somewhere behind, she could hear an answering jangle.
While she was doing this the wood partition in the centre of the house thrilled to its centre with the tugging of a bell-pull upstairs. A bell below tinkled a note that was feebler in sound than the twanging of wires and cranks that had produced it.
Word Forms
- bell-pulls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bellpull, bellpush, bell, pull, doorbell, handbell.
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