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joy-bell

joy-bell noun: a church bell.

Noun

joy-bell (plural joy-bells)

  1. A church bell.
    • The carriages rolled away to the ringing of a joy bell in the church tower, as was proper at a baptism.1892, John Talbot Smith, Saranac: A Story of Lake Champlain, page 279
    • "That bloody Jock Keir with the money rattling in his pocket. Tack wallah's joy-bells."1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 17

Forms of joy-bell

pluraljoy-bells
alternative formjoy bell

Questions about joy-bell

What does joy-bell mean?
Joy-bell means a church bell.
What part of speech is joy-bell?
Joy-bell is a noun.
What is the plural of joy-bell?
The plural of joy-bell is joy-bells.

Words near joy-bell in the dictionary

  1. joy sticks
  2. joy toy
  3. joy toys
  4. joy wheel
  5. joy wheels
  6. joy-bell
  7. joy-bells
  8. joy-car
  9. Joy-Con
  10. Joy-Cons
  11. joy-stick

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