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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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sleigh bell

When I couldn't stand it no longer, I took an' jingled the sleigh-bell.
Friendship Village|Zona Gale
I was in despair; there wasnt a sleigh-bell within a hundred miles, but Owen insisted that he must jingle.
A Tenderfoot Bride|Clarice E. Richards
As to sleighing, I have been sleighing about to that extent, that I am sick of the sound of a sleigh-bell.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
An' 'way 'long in the afternoon I was a-tinkerin' with the stair rail when I heard the sleigh-bell ring.
Friendship Village|Zona Gale

All I heard was the sleigh-bell jingling on the Polander's horse in the shed.
Standard Selections|Various