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bell rope

noun

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  1. A short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which…

    A short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck.

  2. A long length of rope attached by splicing to a church's bell, by which it is struck, and…

    A long length of rope attached by splicing to a church's bell, by which it is struck, and with a sally for holding it.

  3. A rope used to ring a bell serving as an old-fashioned doorbell.

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    1. A lovelock.

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