sleighbell

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small hollow bell, typically containing a loose pellet, attached to a sleigh or harness so that it jingles during travel

   The distant sleighbell jingled as the horse crossed the frozen road.

A compound of sleigh + bell, also commonly written sleigh bell or sleigh-bell. Such bells warned pedestrians and other travelers of a nearly silent sleigh approaching over snow; their bright jingle later became strongly associated with winter and Christmas music.

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