单词 | kale-bell |
释义 | > as lemmaskale-bell kale-bell n. the dinner-bell. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > meal-time > [noun] > summons to meal dinner bella1635 kale-bell1776 dinner call1799 tea-bell1836 breakfast-bell1842 warning bell1849 soupy1899 warning gong1938 1776 Watty & Madge in D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs II. 199 But hark!—the kail-bell rings, and I Maun gae link aff the pot. 1849 Lady Wilde tr. W. Meinhold Sidonia the Sorceress I. 249 The sexton rung the kale-bell. This bell was a sign..to the women-folk, who were left at home..to prepare dinner. < as lemmas |
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