Bellbox
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A strong metal box that contains the ringing apparatus of an alarm.
- 2 A bell-shaped apparatus used to extract broken rods from the bottom of a mine shaft. historical
"My foreman with his faked assistant had littered the place with all my apparatus, my bellbox, my crowsfoot, the V-drills, the rods, and the weight, but Malone insisted that we disregard all that and descend ourselves to the lowest level."
Example
More examples"My foreman with his faked assistant had littered the place with all my apparatus, my bellbox, my crowsfoot, the V-drills, the rods, and the weight, but Malone insisted that we disregard all that and descend ourselves to the lowest level."
Etymology
From bell + box.
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