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It may be heard in a herd
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cowbell
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A cow bell or cowbell is a bell worn by freely roaming livestock , making animals easier to locate should they wander off. Although they are typically referred to as "cow bells", due to their extensive use with cattle , the bells are used on a wide variety ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, American English, from cow (n.1) + bell (n.).
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located
Usage examples of cowbell.
As he clattered into the yard, the cowbells strung in the dogtrot outside jangled out an alarm.
It was very still, but for the tinkle of cowbells, and, from somewhere in the distance, the sound of dropping logs.