passing bell

noun

Etymology

From passing + bell.

  1. derived from *bʰel-
  2. inherited from *bellaną
  3. inherited from bellan
  4. inherited from bellen
  5. compounded as passing bell — “passing + bell

Definitions

  1. A bell rung to announce a passing, a death, or funeral

    A bell rung to announce a passing, a death, or funeral; death bell, death knell.

    • What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? — Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons.

The neighborhood

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