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bell cow
noun
- a cow, especially the lead cow of a herd, having a bell attached to a collar around its neck so that the herd can be located easily.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bell cow1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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Example Sentences
The Deacon jingled it as he passed.223 "Goes with the bell-cow," he said, and nothing further was said of it.
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The bell cow threw up her head and bellowed till the cow house echoed.
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The bell cow threw up her head and with a loud, echoing bellow started to follow her.
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The horses hurried ahead; the cows began to trot, the bell cow sending out an eager Moo-oo!
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But the evening was come, and the bell-cow, home from her browsing, was ringing for admittance at the barn-yard gate.
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