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cowbell

[kou-bel]

noun

  1. a bell hung around a cow's cow neck to indicate its whereabouts.

  2. the bladder campion.



cowbell

/ ˈ첹ʊˌɛ /

noun

  1. a bell hung around a cow's neck so that the cow can be easily located

  2. a metal percussion instrument usually mounted on the bass drum or hand-held and struck with a drumstick

  3. another name for bladder campion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cowbell1

First recorded in 1805–15; cow 1 + bell 1
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"We have loads of that in our stuff... even the little percussion things that they have, like cowbells and stuff. I think it's amazing."

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He agreed to go to Mississippi State in 2015, ringing a cowbell at his introductory news conference and getting to know quirky football coach Mike Leach.

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“Does anyone remember what they tried to give us in the fall? Zeroes,” said union head David Green as workers dinged purple cowbells at the downtown rally.

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An up-tempo rocker, full of showboating guitar chords and an extremely 1980s cowbell, Hot For You, Baby is a prime example of Turner's raspy, physical style of soul.

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You will not come into this expecting to learn about the history and musical significance of cowbells from Dave Grohl, but you will.

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