What does bell-pull mean?
Bell-pull means A rope that rings a bell..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A rope that rings a bell..
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.
Jessamy tugged the scrolled iron bell-pull which hung down on one side of the gate. Somewhere behind, she could hear an answering jangle.
The "bell-pull," as trophy, is kept to preserve, And the hounds eat the fox they so richly deserve.
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Bell-pull means A rope that rings a bell..
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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.
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