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Definition of Cowbell
1. Noun. A bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located.
Definition of Cowbell
1. Noun. A bell worn by cows; sometimes with an ornate strap. ¹
2. Noun. (musical instruments) A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cowbell
1. a bell around a cow's neck [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowbell
Literary usage of Cowbell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1891)
"... it is a devil's wind lhat can carry the sound of the cowbell through three
miles of forest." " It isa French bell," said Jake, "and I am going to ..."
2. How to Write Special Feature Articles: A Handbook for Reporters by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer (1920)
"You follow the pike around the base of the Pinnacle, and there you are, right in
the heart of cowbell" Holler," and only two pastures and a creek away from ..."
3. Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt (2005)
"There was the faint sound of a cowbell near the house. Raymond smiled. His Aunt
Dahlia had summoned the family with that same cowbell for more than sixty ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"There was, however, doubtless an error here, as the Saponaria alone is called
Cow-basil in Ger. Emac. See Basil, Cow. cowbell. Silene inflata, L.—Scotl. ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"The monotonous din of a cowbell assures us that we are not far from the haunts
of men, so we may yet take a little time to admire the scenery of this new ..."
6. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1914)
"As he descended from his impromptu pulpit, Captain Jack Davies seized the cowbell
formerly worn by Christopher Columbus and rang it vigorously, ..."
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