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lowbell

The English word “lowbell” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.
  2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep or cow.

Etymology

From low + bell. See low (“a flame”).

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