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sleigh bell
noun
- any of several kinds of small bells, as a jingle bell, attached to a sleigh or to the harness of the animal drawing the sleigh.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sleigh bell1
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
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Example Sentences
Men walking in the streets turned to glance over their shoulders at the approach of a step, at the sound of a sleigh-bell.
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It had a light, sleigh-bell gayety, bringing thoughts of sparkling snows and iced sunshine.
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As to sleighing, I have been sleighing about to that extent, that I am sick of the sound of a sleigh-bell.
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The jingle of the sleigh bell made the hearts of the people glad.
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A bass weighing one pound in 1880 was returned to the Potomac with a small sleigh bell attached to its tail with a wire.
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