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SOUND BOW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sound bow" is a kind of...):
contact; tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact)
Holonyms ("sound bow" is a part of...):
bell (a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck)