The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sleigh bell
Sleigh \Sleigh\, n. [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle?i. See Sled.] A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a sledge.
Sleigh bell, a small bell attached either to a horse when drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead of a clapper.
WordNet
sleigh bell
n. bell attached to a sleigh, or to harness of horse pulling a sleigh [syn: cascabel]
Usage examples of "sleigh bell".
Baby Blake heard a jingling sleigh bell somewhere in the distance and raised his head inquiringly.
It was brass and round, like a horse's sleigh bell, and had a metal loop at the top.