英和和英

名詞

bellpull (複数形 bellpulls)

1. A rope that rings a bell.
2. A handle attached to a rope that rings a bell.

語源

bell +‎ pull

名詞

bell-pull (複数形 bell-pulls)

1. A rope that rings a bell.
2. A handle attached to a rope that rings a bell.
   • 1886, Thomas Hardy, chapter 7, in The Mayor of Casterbridge‎^[1]:

     While she was doing this the wood partition in the centre of the house thrilled to its centre with the tugging of a bell-pull upstairs. A bell below tinkled a note that was feebler in sound than the twanging of wires and cranks that had produced it.

   • 1967, Sleigh, Barbara, Jessamy, 1993 edition, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 11:

     Jessamy tugged the scrolled iron bell-pull which hung down on one side of the gate. Somewhere behind, she could hear an answering jangle.

使用する際の注意点

• Not to be confused with a bell rope.