lowbell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.
  2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep or cow.

Word forms

lowbell lowbells

Etymology

From low + bell. See low (“a flame”).

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