cowbell
noun
cow·bell
ˈkau̇-ˌbel 
: a bell hung around the neck of a cow to make a sound by which the cow can be located
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About 200 workers filled the sidewalk, the air thrumming with music, cowbells and drivers honking their horns in solidarity.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
At Jaleo by José Andrés, enormous dishes of paella are cooked on wood fires in the middle of the restaurant, served to the rousing clanging of a cowbell.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
Other players also took part in the instrumental section — punter Maury Buford had the honor of playing the cowbell.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Around his neck, each walker bears a heavy, gonging cowbell.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
At Jaleo by José Andrés, enormous dishes of paella are cooked on wood fires in the middle of the restaurant, served to the rousing clanging of a cowbell.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
Other players also took part in the instrumental section — punter Maury Buford had the honor of playing the cowbell.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Around his neck, each walker bears a heavy, gonging cowbell.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
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cowbell
noun
cow·bell
ˈkau̇-ˌbel
: a bell hung about the neck of a cow to indicate its whereabouts
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