low-bell

noun

A bell used in hunting birds at night, in connection with a light, to frighten them into a net.

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Meanings

nounlow-bell (plural low-bells)

plural low-bells

  1. obsoleteA bell used in hunting birds at night, in connection with a light, to frighten them into a net.

Origin

From low + bell; see low (“a flame”).

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APA

low-bell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-bell

MLA

“low-bell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-bell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-bell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-bell.

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