cowbell

[ kou-bel ]

/ ˈkaʊˌbɛl /

noun

a bell hung around a cow's neck to indicate its whereabouts.

the bladder campion.

Origin of cowbell

First recorded in 1805–15; cow¹ + bell¹

Words nearby cowbell

cowardice, cowardly, cowash, cow bail, cowbane, cowbell, cowberry, cowbind, cowbird, cowboy, cowboy boot

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Example sentences from the Web for cowbell

Not even the breachiest of breachy young heifers could be expected to tinkle a cowbell with such briskness.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
There is the tinkling of a cowbell,—a noise how peevishly discordant were it close at hand, but even musical now.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866|Various
Here his Honor took up the morning's Cowbell and ran his eye up and down a column I knew was mine.
Moon-Face and Other Stories|Jack London
Some distance away, they could hear the dinging of a cowbell.
Dan Carter and the Cub Honor|Mildred A. Wirt

Then a cowbell tinkled, causing Mrs. Weems to shake and tremble.
Clue of the Silken Ladder|Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for cowbell

cowbell

/ (ˈkaʊˌbɛl) /

noun

a bell hung around a cow's neck so that the cow can be easily located

a metal percussion instrument usually mounted on the bass drum or hand-held and struck with a drumstick

US another name for bladder campion

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单词	cowbell
释义	cowbell [ kou-bel ] / ˈkaʊˌbɛl / noun a bell hung around a cow's neck to indicate its whereabouts. the bladder campion. Origin of cowbell First recorded in 1805–15; cow¹ + bell¹ Words nearby cowbell cowardice, cowardly, cowash, cow bail, cowbane, cowbell, cowberry, cowbind, cowbird, cowboy, cowboy boot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cowbell Not even the breachiest of breachy young heifers could be expected to tinkle a cowbell with such briskness. The Escape of Mr. Trimm\|Irvin S. Cobb There is the tinkling of a cowbell,—a noise how peevishly discordant were it close at hand, but even musical now. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866\|Various Here his Honor took up the morning's Cowbell and ran his eye up and down a column I knew was mine. Moon-Face and Other Stories\|Jack London Some distance away, they could hear the dinging of a cowbell. Dan Carter and the Cub Honor\|Mildred A. Wirt Then a cowbell tinkled, causing Mrs. Weems to shake and tremble. Clue of the Silken Ladder\|Mildred A. Wirt British Dictionary definitions for cowbell cowbell / (ˈkaʊˌbɛl) / noun a bell hung around a cow's neck so that the cow can be easily located a metal percussion instrument usually mounted on the bass drum or hand-held and struck with a drumstick US another name for bladder campion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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