jingle bell

noun

1

: a bell mounted on a spring and used to signal the engine room for all speed available

2

a

: a small, hollow, perforated, spherical bell enclosing a loose pellet that causes the bell to jingle when shaken

called also cascabel, crotal, pellet bell

b

: sleigh bell sense b

3

: a signal bell used on a shop door to announce the entrance of customers

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