change ringing

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noun
  1. the art of ringing a series of tuned bells of different tones, as those hung in a church tower, according to any of various orderly sequences.

Origin of change ringing

1
First recorded in 1870–75

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How to use change ringing in a sentence

  • Those in the neighbourhood of Somersby have too small belfries to allow of change ringing.

  • But change-ringing is a real science, and entails long and assiduous practice and considerable muscular exertion.

    Church Bells | H. B. Walters
  • This is an example of an ordinary English peal constructed for change-ringing and shows some of the bells “up,” ready for ringing.

    Church Bells | H. B. Walters
  • Probably also change-ringing is governed by the same mode of calculation.

  • Eugene went back to his desk with the thought of change ringing in his ears.

    The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for change-ringing

change-ringing

noun
  1. the art of bell-ringing in which a set of bells is rung in an established order which is then changed

  2. variations on a topic or theme

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