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cow·bell

 (kou′bĕl′)
n.
1. A bell hung from a collar around a cow's neck.
2. A bell that is used as a percussion instrument by being struck with a stick.
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cowbell

(ˈkaʊˌbɛl)
n
1. (Agriculture) a bell hung around a cow's neck so that the cow can be easily located
2. (Instruments) a metal percussion instrument usually mounted on the bass drum or hand-held and struck with a drumstick
3. (Plants) US another name for bladder campion
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cow•bell

(ˈkaʊˌbɛl)

n.
a bell hung around a cow's neck to indicate its whereabouts.
[1805–15]
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Cowbell

A small bell hung around a cow’s neck to help find the cow when it was in a timbered pasture.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Cowbell - a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily locatedcowbell - a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located
bell - a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
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Translations

cowbell

[ˈkaʊbel] N → cencerro m
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cowbell

[ˈkaʊbɛl] n → cloche f de vache
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