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Meanings of callathump in English

Spanish
campanazo
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A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.

      campanazo
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      Examples for "belling"
      Examples for "belling"
      1
      In a storm on Hallowe'en is heard the belling of his hounds.
      The Book of Hallowe'en
      2
      I heard the belling tower in the distance and gave a deep sigh.
      The Wise Man’s Fear
      3
      Each vessel embedded in a web of bridges, suspended by gently belling walkways.
      The Scar
      4
      But, like belling the cat, it is easier said than done.
      Dulcibel: A Tale of Old Salem
      5
      Before too long we heard the belling tower striking noon.
      The Name of the Wind
      1
      He was delighted with my charivari, and then he said to me:
      Empress Josephine: An Historical Sketch of the Days of Napoleon
      2
      But I can tell you that a charivari is not always a joke.
      Roughing It in the Bush
      3
      A few days after the charivari affair, Mrs. D--stepped in to see me.
      Roughing It in the Bush
      4
      There will be a charivari in my rooms tonight.
      The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
      5
      I have even heard talk of getting up a 'charivari' under the windows on the wedding-night.
      The Idiot
      1
      I hope you shivaree Man and his wife-andshivaree 'em good.
      Lonesome Land
      2
      Well, anyway, when Bill and the girl got married, the boys came to 'shivaree' them.
      The Second Chance
      3
      I came to tell you that there's a scheme to raise-to'shivaree' you two, tonight.
      Lonesome Land
      4
      But I understand just what this shivaree means.
      The Ramrodders: A Novel
      5
      It was like ordering a serenade of angels, and getting a shivaree in place of it.
      Who is mark twain?
      1
      Seton lives in Halifax and they NEVER chivaree people there.
      The Golden Road
      2
      It was more like the "chivaree" with which ironic crowds tormented bridal couples back in Nimrim, Mo.
      We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
      3
      But when they explained to me just how a chivaree was carried on, naturally I wanted in on the action.
      The Life of Me: An Autobiography
      4
      I was only about nine years old, and I can't remember much about that one and only chivaree I ever attended.
      The Life of Me: An Autobiography
      5
      "Well, it's the only chance we'll have to chivaree them," grumbled Dan.
      The Golden Road
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