DCHP-3

bell

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

See 1904 and 1937 quotes.

Quotations

1904
From the lower part of his [a moose's] neck . . . hung a curious tuft of long and very coarse black hair, called among woodsmen the "bell."
1937
By the way, one of the distinguishing features of the moose is its "bell"--a sort of hirsute appendage hanging from a position near the animal's throat varying in length from a few inches to about 12 or 14 inches. . . .
1958
His bell hung not only to his knee, but rippled like a beard.