Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A bell worn by cows; sometimes with an ornate strap.

    Kuhglocke, Kuhschelle

    коро́вий колоко́льчикkoróvij kolokólʹčik

  2. (countable, uncountable)A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper.

    This song would sound better with the addition of a cowbell.

    It's good, but it really needs more cowbell.

    Kuhglocke, Kuhschelle

    колоко́лецkolokólec, сенсе́рроsensérro

    тронкаtronka

More definitions
  • a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
musical instrument:
Русский
By meaning 2
bell worn by cows:
musical instrument:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bell worn by cows:

Origin

From cow + bell.

From cow + bell.

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Forms

plural: cowbells

Word family

1 related words
Derivedcowbellist

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cowbell — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto