handbell

British

/ ˈhændˌbɛl /

noun

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

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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

Children ages 8 and older are invited to join a children’s handbell choir.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2015

“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

He pulled out a brass handbell and rang it.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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