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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

sleigh bell
    n 1: a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse
         that is pulling a sleigh [syn: sleigh bell, cascabel]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sleigh \Sleigh\, n. [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle?i. See
   Sled.]
   A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons
   or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a
   sledge.
   [1913 Webster]

   Sleigh bell, a small bell attached either to a horse when
      drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a
      globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead
      of a clapper.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for sleigh bell:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

bell, chimes, church bell, clapper, cowbell, dinner bell, dinner gong, doorbell, fire bell, gong, gong bell, hand bell, jingle bell, passing bell, sacring bell, sheepbell, telephone bell, tintinnabulum, tongue, triangle

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