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handbell

British  
/ ˈhændˌbɛl /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

When the teacher in the yard rings her brass handbell we have to line up in twos by classrooms, girls in one line, boys in another, and file into our separate doors.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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