sleigh bell
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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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Origin of sleigh bell
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
Words nearby sleigh bell
sleeve notes, sleeve valve, sleeving, sleigh, sleigh bed, sleigh bell, sleight, sleight of hand, Sleipnir, slender, slenderize
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