Belling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bell \Bell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Belling}.]
     To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.
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     2. To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Belling \Bell"ing\, n. [From {Bell} to bellow.]
     A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. --Johnson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  belling
       n : a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to
           a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {chivaree}, {charivari},
            {callithump}, {callathump}]