belling

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

belling
    n 1: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to
         a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {chivaree},
         {charivari}, {callithump}, {callathump}, {belling}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bell \Bell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Belling}.]
   To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
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   2. To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Belling \Bell"ing\, n. [From {Bell} to bellow.]
   A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. --Johnson.
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