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bellows

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bellows (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. Bellows (biographical name)
  3. bellow (verb)
  4. bellows fish (noun)
  5. bellows pocket (noun)
  6. bellows tongue (noun)
  7. bellows top (noun)
  8. concussion bellows (noun)
  9. sand bellows (noun plural but singular in constructrion)
  10. storage bellows (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  11. water bellows (noun plural)

bel·lows

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˈbe-(ˌ)lōz, -ləz\

Definition of BELLOWS

1
: an instrument or machine that by alternate expansion and contraction draws in air through a valve or orifice and expels it through a tube; also : any of various other blowers
2
: lungs
3
: the pleated expansible part in a camera; also : a metallic or plastic flexible and expansible vessel

Origin of BELLOWS

Middle English bely, below, belwes — more at belly
First Known Use: before 12th century

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