English Explanatory Dictionary

handbell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small bell designed to be rung by hand.

Word forms

handbell handbells

Etymology

From Middle English handbelle, hande belle, from Old English handbelle (“handbell”). By surface analysis, hand + bell.

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