horse-bell

noun

A bell attached to a horse so that it may be easily located, or for aesthetic reasons.

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Meanings

nounhorse-bell (plural horse-bells)

plural horse-bells

  1. A bell attached to a horse so that it may be easily located, or for aesthetic reasons.

    [T]he river bank was bright with campfires, noisy with horse-bells and singing.

    1945, Tom Ronan, Strangers on the Ophir, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 75
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APA

horse-bell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse-bell

MLA

“horse-bell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse-bell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse-bell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse-bell.

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