jingle bell
English
WOTD – 25 December 2022
Etymology
From jingle (“sound of metal, etc., clattering against itself”, attributively) + bell.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩ bɛl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l ˌbɛl/
- Hyphenation: jing‧le bell
Noun
jingle bell (plural jingle bells)
- A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (music) used as a musical instrument.
- Synonyms: cascabel, sleigh bell
- 1857 September 15, James Lord Pierpont (lyrics and music), “The One Horse Open Sleigh”:
- Jingle bells, jingle bells, / Jingle all the way. / Oh! what fun it is to ride / In a one-horse open sleigh.
- 1957 November 28, Joe Beal, Jim Boothe [disputed] (lyrics and music), “Jingle Bell Rock”performed by Bobby Helms, Decca Records:
- Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock / Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Translations
small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper
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References
- Compare “jingle-bell, n.” under “jingle, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2022. - “jingle bell, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.
Further reading
jingle bell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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