bellpush en · NOUN
Etymology
From bell + push.
Meanings
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A button that rings a bell (such as a doorbell) when pressed.
I groped around a bit to find the bell-push, and let them have a full five seconds clatter, just to show what I was thinking of them.
1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bellpushes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bell push | alternative | lexicographic |