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Pronunciation: /bɛl/
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Definition of bell

noun

  • the characteristic cry of a stag or buck at rutting time.

verb

[no object]
  • (of a stag or buck) make a cry at rutting time.

Origin:

Old English bellan 'to bellow', of Germanic origin; related to German bellen 'to bark, bray', and perhaps also to bell1

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