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lowbell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
low-bell
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.

noun

A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep or cow.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From low + bell. See low (“a flame”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

lowbells (plural)

Questions

What does lowbell mean?
A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.
Where does lowbell come from?
From low + bell. See low (“a flame”).

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