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A bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located
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cowbell
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, American English, from cow (n.1) + bell (n.).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A cowbell sounded close at hand. ▪ I hear only a distant occasional cowbell and the cheerful nearer transactions of insects. ▪ In the distance we can hear cowbells. ▪ Somewhere, cowbells sounded; the animals had been brought ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A bell worn by cows; sometimes with an ornate strap. 2 (context musical instruments English) A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper.
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.