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Meanings of put a bell in English

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Usage of put a bell in English
1
Why, he's been and put a bell up in his shed!
L'Assommoir
2
But they caught him and put a bell on him.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
3
Another way to lead mules is, to put a bell on the mare's neck.
The Mule: A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Whic...
4
If he were asked to put a bell in the church steeple, he would knock the steeple down, before he finished the work.
Mother Stories
5
A councillor in Kerry is calling on cyclists to " put a bell on your bike" for the safety of themselves and walkers.
The Irish Times
6
Nature has put a bell on the neck of the Minotaur, as on the tail of that frightful snake which is the terror of travelers.
The Physiology of Marriage, Part 1
7
Mescal puts a bell on him when she is driving, and the sheep know the bell.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
8
And I wasn't going to resort to putting a bell on him, at this stage, at least.
The World According to Bob
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