Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the engine-room of a steamboat, a bell hung upon a spring and controlled by a cord or wire from the pilot-house.
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Examples
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The volunteer at the reception desk wore a Santa hat and a jingle-bell necklace.
Richard Paul Evans Ebook Christmas Set Richard Paul Evans 2009
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Also in the shoes was a frosted gingerbread cookie and a jingle-bell bracelet, respectively made by my two oldest girls.
St. Nicholas Day preparations regina doman 2007
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Also in the shoes was a frosted gingerbread cookie and a jingle-bell bracelet, respectively made by my two oldest girls.
Archive 2007-12-01 regina doman 2007
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Now, we can puff out our little budgie chests and peck at the jingle-bell mirror in our little cages, but the truth is: the door is still open.
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Come jingle-bell time, Kermit the Frog will costar as Bob Cratchit with Michael Caine as Scrooge, in a musical adaptation of "A Christmas Carol."
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The ornamental lights and jingle-bell merriment clearly disrupt a business-as-usual sense of the world (even as they contribute to capitalist coffers).
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My sweet Tuppence fetches the jingle-bell ball and carries dem for me to frow agin.
Iz still happycat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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"Six proud walkers on the jingle-bell rainbow" midnight sun
The Annotated "China Cat Sunflower" Robert Hunter 2005
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I was too busy daydreaming, picturing myself as a sort of jingle-bell Batman doling out harsh yuletide justice.
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I was too busy daydreaming, picturing myself as a sort of jingle-bell Batman doling out harsh yuletide justice.
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