sleigh bell
noun
: any of various bells commonly attached to a sleigh or to the harness of a horse drawing a sleigh: such as
a
b
: a hemispherical bell with an attached clapper
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Passengers are treated to hot chocolate by dancing chefs, hear a reading of the book, and receive a silver sleigh bell from Santa.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2024
Butter Bean, an elderly canine of terrier extraction, trots around the house in a sweater vest bearing a jangling sleigh bell.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
There’s no time like the holidays — sleigh bells ringing, gift giving, kids singing, kids screaming.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Sprinkle in beloved holiday songs and sleigh bells.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2023
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2024
Butter Bean, an elderly canine of terrier extraction, trots around the house in a sweater vest bearing a jangling sleigh bell.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
There’s no time like the holidays — sleigh bells ringing, gift giving, kids singing, kids screaming.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Sprinkle in beloved holiday songs and sleigh bells.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Sleigh bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleigh%20bell. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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