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bell work

noun

Etymology

From bell + work. In most schools, a bell rings to signify the beginning of class.

  1. inherited from *werǵ-✻ — “to make”
  2. inherited from *wérǵom✻ — “work”
  3. inherited from *werką✻ — “work”
  4. inherited from *werk✻
  5. inherited from weorc
  6. inherited from work
  7. compounded as bell work — “bell + work”

Definitions

  1. A small quantity of schoolwork, with instructions posted or announced at or before the…

    A small quantity of schoolwork, with instructions posted or announced at or before the start of class, so that students commence working on it as soon as the class period has begun.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA