bellpull

[bel-poo l]

noun

Origin of bellpull

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; bell¹ + pull

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In the wall was a gate, and by the gate a bellpull formed of a hanging wire.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy
The conductor hesitated before he jerked the bellpull to go on: Then he said, "Well, she'll want her umbrella, anyway."
Literature and Life
William Dean Howells