LOWBELL

Meaning of LOWBELL in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: perhaps from low (IV) + bell

1. : a small bell (as for the neck of a sheep or cow)

2. archaic : a bell used with a sudden casting of light to frighten, stupefy, and capture birds

II. transitive verb

obsolete : to frighten or capture by or as if by the use of a lowbell

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LOWBELL — (v. t.) To frighten, as with a lowbell.
Английский словарь Webster
LOWBELL — (n.) A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep.
Английский словарь Webster
LOWBELL — (n.) A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly …
Английский словарь Webster
LOWBELL — ( v. t. ) To frighten, as with a lowbell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOWBELL — ( n. ) A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOWBELL — ( n. ) A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOWBELL — vt to frighten, as with a lowbell. 2. lowbell ·noun a bell to be hung on the neck of a …
Webster English vocab

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