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Webster 1913 Edition


Lowbell

Low′bellˊ

,
Noun.
[
Low
a flame +
bell
.]
1.
A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.
The fowler’s
lowbell
robs the lark of sleep.
King.
2.
A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep.
A
lowbell
hung about a sheep's . . . neck.
Howell.

Low′bellˊ

,
Verb.
T.
To frighten, as with a lowbell.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lowbell

LOWBELL

, n.
A kind of fowling in the night, in which the birds are wakened by a bell, and blinded by light, so as to be easily taken.

LOWBELL

,
Verb.
T.
To scare, as with a lowbell.

Definition 2024


lowbell

lowbell

English

Noun

lowbell (plural lowbells)

  1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.
    • King
      The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep.
  2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep.
    • Howell
      A lowbell hung about a sheep's [] neck.