handbell

noun

hand·​bell ˈhan(d)-ˌbel How to pronounce handbell (audio)
: a small bell with a handle
especially : one of a set tuned in a scale for musical performance

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Choir rehearsals are Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and the Crandell Ringers handbell choir practice is Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023 Rehearsals for choir are on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. and for handbells at 6 p.m. Information: 273-5450 or fpcbentonville.org. Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023 Crandell Ringers handbell choir will take a break until February. Becca Martin-Brown, Arkansas Online, 24 Dec. 2022 Also new, the Celebration Ringers handbell choir will perform a concert near the gazebo after the fireworks. Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for handbell 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of handbell was before the 12th century

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“Handbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbell. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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