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handbells

handbells is the plural of handbell.

Meaning of handbell

Noun

handbell (plural handbells)

  1. A small bell designed to be rung by hand.
    • The bell sounded. It was a hand-bell, rung by a boy in the next class-room.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 58

Questions about handbells

What is handbells the plural of?
Handbells is the plural of handbell.

Words near handbells in the dictionary

  1. handbasins
  2. handbasket
  3. handbasket portion
  4. handbaskets
  5. handbell
  6. handbells
  7. handbike
  8. handbikes
  9. handbill
  10. handbills
  11. handblocked

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