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bell punch

bell punch noun: a kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell when used.

Noun

bell punch (plural bell punches)

  1. (dated) A kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell when used.
    • All local tickets were issued in the cars by the conductor, and were of the usual tramway bell-punch type.1939 June, “Pertinent Paragraphs: The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 459
    • The guard performs athletic feats in jumping from coach to coach while the train is in motion, taking orders for tickets, punching them on a bell punch in his van, and then returning to distribute them to passengers.1950 December, R. C. J. Day and R. K. Kirkland, “The Kelvedon & Tollesbury Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 842

bell punch meaning in Tamil

bell punch in Tamil

மணிக்குந்தம், மணி போன்ற ஒரு கிண்ணம், பணிமனைகளில் மணிக்குந்தம் பயன்படுகிறது

Forms of bell punch

pluralbell punches

Questions about bell punch

What does bell punch mean?
Bell punch means a kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell when used.
What is bell punch in Tamil?
Bell punch in Tamil is மணிக்குந்தம், மணி போன்ற ஒரு கிண்ணம், பணிமனைகளில் மணிக்குந்தம் பயன்படுகிறது. See Bell punch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bell punch?
Bell punch is a noun.
What is the plural of bell punch?
The plural of bell punch is bell punches.

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