1.
[syn: shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump, belling]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bell \Bell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Belling.]
To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Belling \Bell"ing\, n. [From Bell to bellow.]
A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. --Johnson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
belling
n 1: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to
a newly married couple [syn: shivaree, chivaree,
charivari, callithump, callathump, belling]