sleigh bell

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
sleigh bell
    n 1: a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse
         that is pulling a sleigh [syn: {sleigh bell}, {cascabel}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sleigh \Sleigh\, n. [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle?i. See
   {Sled}.]
   A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons
   or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a
   sledge.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Sleigh bell}, a small bell attached either to a horse when
      drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a
      globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead
      of a clapper.
      [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "sleigh bell":
      bell, chimes, church bell, clapper, cowbell, dinner bell,
      dinner gong, doorbell, fire bell, gong, gong bell, hand bell,
      jingle bell, passing bell, sacring bell, sheepbell, telephone bell,
      tintinnabulum, tongue, triangle
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