hand bell
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In the film, the sweet-potato vendor has company: the garbage collector swinging a hand bell; the knife sharpener tooting a pan flute; the honey seller hollering as if calling for a lost dog.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2019
Moments later, he emerged with something in return: a tiny hand bell.
From The Verge ● Sep. 3, 2016
Then one day in Detroit, she met Susan Berry, an authority on hand bell ringing who owned a shop in Dearborn.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 12, 2015
She said a hand bell had previously been provided but was too heavy and cumbersome for frailer patients and staff looked for an alternative.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2011
He rang a hand bell, and a lank boy, of fifteen, appeared.
From Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute by Horatio Alger
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