Definition of Bellpull

1. Noun. A handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc..

Generic synonyms: Pull

Definition of Bellpull

1. Noun. A handle attached to a rope that rings a bell. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bellpull

1. a cord pulled to ring a bell [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellpull

bellowed
bellower
bellowers
bellowest
belloweth
bellowing
bellowings
bellows
bellows fish
bellows length
bellows murmur
bellowslike
bellpeople
bellperson
bellpersons
bellpull (current term)
bellpulls
bellpush
bellpushes
bellringer
bellringers
bellringing
bellringings
bellrope
bellropes
bells
bells and smells
bells and whistles
bells of Ireland
bells the cat

Literary usage of Bellpull

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1872)
"A bellpull at an inn, a worn-out toast-rack, a cover lifted by a waiter, the waiter's expression of countenance, a dog, a fly, the paper of a room, ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year (1852)
"I observed that the left hand of the deceased was stretched out to the bellpull. I did not hear her say anything at that time, but before Turner got into ..."

3. Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science by National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (Great Britain) (1870)
"The tenant takes care that every bellpull is provided by the landlord before he enters into the engagement, but unfortunately a man runs in and takes ..."

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