Bow bells
[ boh ]
/ boʊ /
plural noun
the bells of Bow church, in the East End district of London: traditionally, a true Cockney is born and raised within the sound of Bow bells.
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Origin of Bow bells
First recorded in1590–1600
Words nearby Bow bells
bovver, bovver boots, bow, bow and scrape, bow back, Bow bells, bow collector, bow compass, Bowditch, Bowditch's law, bow divider
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Example sentences from the Web for Bow bells
He is a Cockney by birth, for he was born within the sound of Bow-bells.
Saunterings in and about London|Max SchlesingerBrand speaks of a substantial endowment by a citizen for the ringing of Bow-bells every morning to wake up the London apprentices.
The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical|Frank H. Stauffer