sledgebell

noun

sledgebell

noun

Etymology From sledge + bell.

1

One of a set of small bells traditionally attached to a sledge that ring when the sledge is in motion; a sleighbell.

  • Finally I sailed through the air towards the church, while some merry sledge bells were ringing in my ears.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 14:

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