bell pull

noun

1. a handle, rope, or cord pulled to operate a doorbell or servant's bell

Example Sentences

It was a long way up from the kitchen, and the old bell-pull of red rope by his fireplace didn't always ring.

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His hands, which I saw when he took hold of the bell-pull to summon his servant, were extremely fine, and as white as a woman's.

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Lon took the bell-pull in both hands, and danced furiously upon the side-walk.

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“He must get up again,” retorted Lon, and he was for tackling the bell-pull once more.

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Captain Wass hooked a gnarled finger into the loop of the bell-pull and yanked upward viciously.

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