jingle bell

noun

a hollow, round, metal bell with a metal ball inside, which makes a jingling sound when it moves:
jingle bells on a horse and sleigh.

First recorded in 1885–90

The wheelman rang the jingle-bell, and the boat soon came down to half-speed.

Nichols proved to be a one-and-a-half-story house with a glass door, a calico curtain, and a jingle bell.

The course of the ship was changed, and the jingle bell sounded.

Mayo twitched the jingle bell, signaling release to the engineer.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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