LOWBELL

Low"bell`, n. Etym: [Low a flame + bell.]

1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net. The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep. King.

2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep. A lowbell hung about a sheep's . . . neck. Howell.

Low"bell`, v. t.

Definition: To frighten, as with a lowbell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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