lowbell

Low"bell`, n. Etym: [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"bell`, v. t. Defn: To frighten, as with a lowbell.

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