noun
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a bell hung around a cow's neck so that the cow can be easily located
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a metal percussion instrument usually mounted on the bass drum or hand-held and struck with a drumstick
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another name for bladder campion
Etymology
Origin of cowbell
Example Sentences
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Von Allmen, however, was a picture of celebration after his storming run, the large number of baying Swiss fans in the packed tribune wildly applauding their hero, flags waved, cowbells heaved and air horns blown.
From Barron's
But much of the nation is sick of the cowbell, crying out for some economic harmony.
They showed up with cowbells, confetti, live music—and sometimes beer and caviar?!
"The most important thing isn't to win but to take part," she insisted, hoisting the victory cowbell aloft and giving it a ring.
From Barron's
The pastures replete with cowbells weren’t so much scenic as earthy, the real thing.
From Los Angeles Times
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