bell rope
See also:
bellrope
English
Bell ropes
Noun
bell
rope
(
plural
bell ropes
)
(
nautical
)
A short length of rope,
spliced
to the
eye
of the
clapper
of a
ship
's bell and by which it is
struck
A long length of rope attached by
splicing
to a
church
's bell, by which it is struck, and with a
sally
for holding it
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