Lowbell

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.

    "c. 1700-1708, William King, Art of Love The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep."

  2. 2
    A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep or cow. obsolete

    "[…] take the lowbell […]; toll this bell just as a weather sheep does, while he is feeding in pasture ground […]"

Example

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"c. 1700-1708, William King, Art of Love The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep."

Etymology

From low + bell. See low (“a flame”).

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