English Explanatory Dictionary

bear the bell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be the first or the leader.

Word forms

bear the bell bears the bell bearing the bell bore the bell borne the bell

Etymology

In allusion to the bellwether of a flock, or the leading animal of a team or drove, when wearing a bell.

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