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jingle bell

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Definition of jingle bell

1 : a bell mounted on a spring and used to signal the engine room for all speed available
2a : a small, hollow, perforated, spherical bell enclosing a loose pellet that causes the bell to jingle when shaken

— called also cascabel, crotal, pellet bell

b : sleigh bell sense b
3 : a signal bell used on a shop door to announce the entrance of customers

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“Jingle bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jingle%20bell. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.

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