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Definition of Bellpull
1. Noun. A handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc..
Definition of Bellpull
1. Noun. A handle attached to a rope that rings a bell. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bellpull
1. a cord pulled to ring a bell [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellpull
Literary usage of Bellpull
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1872)
"A bellpull at an inn, a worn-out toast-rack, a cover lifted by a waiter, the
waiter's expression of countenance, a dog, a fly, the paper of a room, ..."
2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year (1852)
"I observed that the left hand of the deceased was stretched out to the bellpull.
I did not hear her say anything at that time, but before Turner got into ..."
3. Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science by National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (Great Britain) (1870)
"The tenant takes care that every bellpull is provided by the landlord before he
enters into the engagement, but unfortunately a man runs in and takes ..."
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