"bell rope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bell ropes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bell rope (plural bell ropes)
  1. (nautical) A short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-bell_rope-en-noun-bJka7bab Topics: nautical, transport
  2. A long length of rope attached by splicing to a church's bell, by which it is struck, and with a sally for holding it.
    Sense id: en-bell_rope-en-noun-lk4jY1p~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 68 10 2
  3. A rope used to ring a bell serving as an old-fashioned doorbell.
    Sense id: en-bell_rope-en-noun-gEC~51np
  4. (obsolete, slang) A lovelock. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-bell_rope-en-noun-6jUyDXW6

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