sledgebell

English

Etymology

From sledge +‎ bell.

Noun

sledgebell (plural sledgebells)

  1. One of a set of small bells traditionally attached to a sledge that ring when the sledge is in motion; a sleighbell.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 14:
      Finally I sailed through the air towards the church, while some merry sledge bells were ringing in my ears.
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