A block or arched crosspiece from which a bell is suspended. Cf. headstock, n. 2. In later use U.S.

Something shaped like a stirrup. Some kind of appendage to a bell. Obsolete.

A bearing or supporting piece on which an axle or other moving part rests; esp. (in early use) one on which a church bell swung.

= bell-rope, n.

A timber lattice structure from which a bell is hung, a bell-frame.

= headstock, n. 2.

The looping part at the top of a bell, by which it is hung. Cf. canon, n.1 14.

Some part of a church bell (perhaps the stay which moves against the slider to control the bell's swing).

the wheel to which an ordinary church-bell is attached, and by which it is swung.

The rim or base of a bell or beehive.

? A contrivance to prevent a (church) bell from swinging over.

A piece added on, to eke out, lengthen out, or enlarge something. (Cf. imp, v. 5.) An additional tag to a bell-rope so that more than one person may…

A short broad strap, flat loop, or the like, attached by one end to an object, or forming a short projecting part by which a thing can be taken hold…

Apparently some part of the fixture of a bell.

Perhaps: a small rope attached to a bell-rope. Cf. imp, n.1 7a. Obsolete.

The rope by which a bell is rung, i.e. either those in a belfry, or those which hang from the bell-levers in a room or chamber.

A confining framework of various kinds. The framework in which a peal of bells is hung.

A metal loop on the top of a bell by which the bell is hung; = ear, n.1 7b. Cf. canon, n.1 14.

In various technical senses. Some appendage to a bell. (Perhaps = stay, n.2 2h.) Obsolete.

A metal loop or ‘ear’ at the top of a bell, by which it is hung. Also written cannon, n.1 7.

The top, with the canons, of a bell.

the thickest part of a bell, against which the hammer strikes.

(See quot. 1753.)

Bell-founding. (See quot. 1756) ? Obsolete.

= sound-bow n. at sound, n.3 compounds 2a.

A thing resembling a small ear. Apparently: a small attachment to a church bell. Cf. ear, n.1 7b. Obsolete. rare.

technical. ? The thickened marginal portion, or ‘sound-bow’, of a bell.

A piece of wood forming part of the apparatus used to attach the clapper to a bell. See baldric, n. 4.

The block from which a bell is hung. Cf. stock, n.1 25.

a hole through which the bell-rope passes.

Bell-ringing. (See quot. 1901.)

A kind of stock for a church bell. rare.

(see quot. 1872).

A framework in a belfry for supporting the bell. rare.

a lever attached to a bell or to the clapper by means of which the bell is tolled: see quot. 1874.

(see quot.).

= sally-pulley n.