"bell end" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bell ends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bell end (plural bell ends)
  1. (British, Ireland, vulgar) Alternative spelling of bell-end Tags: British, Ireland, alt-of, alternative, vulgar Alternative form of: bell-end
    Sense id: en-bell_end-en-noun-PhRA6tNE Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  2. The flanged end of a pipe
    Sense id: en-bell_end-en-noun-4KW0Kqf-
  3. The protective device around the valve of a gas cylinder
    Sense id: en-bell_end-en-noun-X6cS1Zbw
  4. The end of an internal combustion engine that has the bell housing and by extension that end of the crankshaft
    Sense id: en-bell_end-en-noun-tyuhPNmv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 26 24 34

Inflected forms

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