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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An alarm-bell.
- n. The bell which is struck every half-hour on board ship to mark the time. Now called ship's bell.
Examples
“It was not until he jerked the watch-bell rope and lifted his bow that I knew he was the watchman.”
“We were just passing the Temple when the watch-bell clanged.”
“It was not until he jerked the watch-bell rope and lifted his bow that I knew he was the watchman. ”
“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.”
“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
“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
“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.”
“Fear is a watch-bell to awaken sleepy Christians; it guards against security; it is a spur to a sluggish heart.”
“We were just passing the Temple when the watch-bell clanged.”
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