handbell
noun
hand·bell
ˈhan(d)-ˌbel 
: a small bell with a handle
especially
: one of a set tuned in a scale for musical performance
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First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville, 901 N.E. J St., holds handbell rehearsal at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
Children play in the shade of budding oak trees, and women from Mexico and Ecuador ring handbells and scoop ice cream from red carts.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The show additionally incorporated elements such as family photos, an Axminster carpet, and handbells.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Dec. 2024
Applause erupts at the string of performances, including an impressive handbell ensemble who mastered many holiday sing-along tunes.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
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Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
Children play in the shade of budding oak trees, and women from Mexico and Ecuador ring handbells and scoop ice cream from red carts.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The show additionally incorporated elements such as family photos, an Axminster carpet, and handbells.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Dec. 2024
Applause erupts at the string of performances, including an impressive handbell ensemble who mastered many holiday sing-along tunes.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Handbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbell. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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