Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bell-pull

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: bel-l-pull
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rope that rings a bell.

noun

A handle attached to a rope that rings a bell.

noun

The tail of a fox

Example Sentences

"While she was doing this the wood partition in the centre of the house thrilled to its centre with the tugging of a bell-pull upstairs. A bell below tinkled a note that was feebler in sound than the twanging of wires and cranks that had produced it."
"Jessamy tugged the scrolled iron bell-pull which hung down on one side of the gate. Somewhere behind, she could hear an answering jangle."
"The "bell-pull," as trophy, is kept to preserve, And the hounds eat the fox they so richly deserve."

Etymology

From bell + pull.

Inflected Forms

bell-pulls (plural)

Questions

What does bell-pull mean?: A rope that rings a bell.
Where does bell-pull come from?: From bell + pull.

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