Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alarm-bell.
- noun The bell which is struck every half-hour on board ship to mark the time. Now called
ship's bell .
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Examples
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It was not until he jerked the watch-bell rope and lifted his bow that I knew he was the watchman.
The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003
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It was not until he jerked the watch-bell rope and lifted his bow that I knew he was the watchman.
The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003
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It was not until he jerked the watch-bell rope and lifted his bow that I knew he was the watchman. '
The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989
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'We were just passing the Temple when the watch-bell clanged.
The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989
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And they did always eat and drink by the strictest rules of temperance; eat and drink so as to be ready to rise at midnight, or at the call of the watch-bell, and perform their devotions to God.
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And they did always eat and drink by the strictest rules of temperance; eat and drink so as to be ready to rise at midnight, or at the call of a watch-bell, and perform their devotions to God.
Lives of John Donne Henry Wotton Rich'd Hooker George Herbert etc Walton, Izaak 1898
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This was done as soon as the first watch-bell had tolled three times, and the guard turned out.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457 Volume 18, New Series, October 2, 1852 Various 1836
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They had trod many miles the dreary wilds, unassisted by the least gleam of light, when suddenly their ears were struck with the dismal note of a watch-bell, which chimed the hour of the night.
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They had trod many miles the dreary wilds, unassisted by the least gleam of light, when suddenly their ears were struck with the dismal note of a watch-bell, which chimed the hour of the night.
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Fear is a watch-bell to awaken sleepy Christians; it guards against security; it is a spur to a sluggish heart.
The Lord's Prayer 1692
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