handbell

British

/ ˈhændˌbɛl /

noun

a bell rung by hand, esp one of a tuned set used in musical performance

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handbell

Get in the winter wonderland spirit and experience the joy of live handbell music.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022

Bornstein—who’s looking a lot like Mike Myers these days—won’t say, but he will ring a gigantic handbell and yell “Huah!” like Al Pacino when Kimmel guesses right.

From Slate ● May 3, 2018

“Well, I’ll just leave you in peace,” he concluded eventually, handing me a brass handbell and leaving the room.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 30, 2015

Prize marrows and a group of handbell enthusiasts convey notions of postwar modesty and aspiration.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2013

Then Miss Kiko came out of the kindergarten room and rang her handbell.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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