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cowbell en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkaʊˌbɛl/

Etymology

From cow + bell.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A bell worn by cows; sometimes with an ornate strap.
2. (countable, uncountable) A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper.
   • This song would sound better with the addition of a cowbell.
   • It's good, but it really needs more cowbell.
3. (alt-of, countable, misconstruction, uncountable) Misconstruction of bell cow.
   alt of bell cow
   • The Eagles don't have a cow-bell running back, like Gurley, but they have enough by-committee. 2018 December 17, Jeff McLane, “Eagles-Rams: What we learned from the surprising victory”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

Forms

Deriveds

cowbellist

Translations (64)

gsw Trinklere (bell worn by cows) · tr inek çanı (musical instrument) · de Kuhglocke (musical instrument) · es esquila (bell worn by cows) · pt cowbell (musical instrument) · fr sonnaille (musical instrument) · cmn 牛頸鈴 /牛颈铃 (bell worn by cows) · fi lehmänkello (musical instrument) · nl koeienbel (bell worn by cows) · pl krowi dzwonek (musical instrument) · sl kravji zvonec (musical instrument) · mk клопота́рец (musical instrument) · sv koskälla (musical instrument) · de Kuhschelle (musical instrument) · es zumba (bell worn by cows) · ga clog eallaigh (musical instrument) · is kúabjalla (bell worn by cows) · is kúabjalla (musical instrument) · ru коро́вий колоко́льчик (bell worn by cows) · cmn 牛鈴 /牛铃 (musical instrument) · he קאמפאנה (musical instrument) · ru сенсе́рро (musical instrument) · fr clarine (bell worn by cows) · ca picarol (bell worn by cows) · de Kuhglocke (bell worn by cows) · it campanaccio (musical instrument) · nn kubjølle (bell worn by cows) · sl kravji zvonec (bell worn by cows) · fr sonnaille (bell worn by cows) · sv kobjällra (bell worn by cows) · ru колоко́лец (musical instrument) · ca esquellot (musical instrument) · sv kobjällra (musical instrument) · fi lehmänkello (bell worn by cows) · ca esquella (bell worn by cows) · de Kuhschelle (bell worn by cows) · da koklokke (musical instrument) · es campano (bell worn by cows) · uk тронка (musical instrument) · ro talangă (bell worn by cows) · ja カウベル (musical instrument) · nb kubjelle (musical instrument) · mk прапорец (bell worn by cows) · eo bovtintilo (bell worn by cows) · pl dzwonek pasterski (bell worn by cows) · ko 카우벨 (musical instrument) · ga clog eallaigh (bell worn by cows) · nn kubjølle (musical instrument) · es cencerro (bell worn by cows) · mk прапорец (musical instrument) · pt caneca (musical instrument) · sv koskälla (bell worn by cows) · nb kubjelle (bell worn by cows) · sq këmborë (bell worn by cows) · nl koebel (bell worn by cows) · gl chocallo (bell worn by cows) · pt cincerro (bell worn by cows) · pt chocalho (bell worn by cows) · nl koebel (musical instrument) · es cencerro (musical instrument) · gl choca (bell worn by cows) · hu kolomp (bell worn by cows) · eo bovtintilo (musical instrument) · mk клопота́рец (bell worn by cows)