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cowbell

[ kou-bel ]

noun

  1. a bell hung around a cow's cow neck to indicate its whereabouts.
  2. the bladder campion.


cowbell

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noun

  1. a bell hung around a cow's neck so that the cow can be easily located
  2. a metal percussion instrument usually mounted on the bass drum or hand-held and struck with a drumstick
  3. another name for bladder campion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cowbell1

First recorded in 1805–15; cow 1 + bell 1
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They walked through the remains Wednesday and took solace in what they could find among the wreckage — a cowbell, a Franciscan Apple china teacup and a Virgin Mary statue.

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He’s aiming for the people who just want more cowbell.

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