For example, he struck a bell when the dogs were fed. If the bell was sounded in close association with their meal, the dogs learnt to associate the sound of the bell with food. After a while, at the mere sound of the bell, they responded by drooling. Another possible origin is the one this page advocates:
etymology - What is the origin of "rings a bell"? - English Language ...
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls" is a popular cliche. My understanding is that it comes from John Donne's Meditation XVII (1623). But in Donne's poem, the line is any man's death diminishes me,
idioms - For whom the bell tolls - origin of "ask not" instead of ...
The sound of Big Ben over the radio was traditionally rendered "Bong" (and sometimes referred to as the bongs, though I wouldn't recommend that in a normal context). Church bells are supposed to go "Ding-dong" when rung, e.g., for a wedding. I have seen the sound of a full peal rendered "Tin-tan-din-dan-bim-bam-bom-bo" (Dorothy Sayers, if I remember correctly), but, again, would hesitate to ...
Interjection for the sound of a bell - English Language & Usage Stack ...
A person working in an Indian supermarket was shocked when I told her it's called Bell Pepper in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland. I had to pull out Wikipedia to convince her it was true. (Probably because she associated pepper with the spice.) What is the historical/etymological explanation for this divergence in names between countries?
etymology - What caused bell peppers to be called capsicums in some ...
If you wanted to describe the sound of a small brass bell that you can hold in your hand (this is an example image of what I mean - what word would you use? Brrring? Bling?
What do you call the sound of a bell? - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Personally I like "You can't unring that bell" as deadrat mentioned above. The phrase refers to the fact that you can't un-hear a bell that has been rung. There's a nice essay about its history here: Unring the Bell (impossibility of taking back a statement or action)
A bicycle bell is a percussive signaling instrument mounted on a bicycle for warning pedestrians and other cyclists. Wikipedia says that a bicycle bell produces a "ding-ding" sound, and so, since I'm not sure that "ding-ding" sound is the better choice currently in use, I wonder whether there is a single term with which one can more properly ...
single word requests - Is there a term for the sound of a bicycle bell ...
nouns - Why is the word "pepper" used for both capsicum (e.g. bell ...
The usage of “lint” in computing is derived by analogy from the more common and traditional usage of lint referring to clothing, as suggested below: Stephen C. Johnson, a computer scientist at Bell Labs, came up with the term "lint" in 1978 while debugging the yacc grammar he was writing for C and dealing with portability issues stemming from porting Unix to a 32-bit machine. The term was ...
It appears that: “When mangoes were first imported to the American colonies in the 17th century, they had to be pickled due to lack of refrigeration. Other fruits were also pickled and came to be called ‘mangoes’, especially bell peppers, and by the 18th century, the word ‘mango’ became a verb meaning “to pickle.’” green peppers " mangoes."
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon’s short legislative session ended Sunday after lawmakers pushed through several high-profile bills, including a controversial measure moving a voter referendum on new ...
Valley News Live: Female found dead in Horace; “unknown disturbance” is under investigation
HORACE, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says just before 8:00am Wednesday morning, they were called to 7994 Jacks Way in Horace for an unknown disturbance. Deputies say ...
HORACE, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The first medidcal clinic to be built in Horace is opening on Tuesday, November 7. Tours were provided at the Sanford Horace following a ribbon cutting on Monday.
In my reading, I often come across an epigraph from the Roman poet, essayist, satirist, and critic Horace – always wise, appropriate, and slightly skeptical because Horace looked at life realistically ...
A native of Yazoo City, Miss., Bell was a three-year letterman in football during his prep career - two at Yazoo City HS and one at Greenville Christian as a senior. In that final season, Bell caught ...
Skyler Bell an intriguing wide receiver with versatile alignment usage, strong target-earning traits, and an above-average athletic translation.
There is no question that Bell's best asset is his speed. He has truly game changing speed at the prep level, posting a best 100-meter dash time of 10.41 and a best 200-meter dash time of 20.89.
Bell was originally committed to Oregon State before flipping to the Utes in the summer. He had 18 total offers and took official visits to BYU, Cal, and Washington State before committing to the Utes ...