Bell pull
a handle, cord, or strip of cloth pulled to ring a bell.
Historical Examples
The Arrow of Gold Joseph Conrad
The Royal Life Guard Alexander Dumas (pere)
Lost Lenore Charles Beach
Elsie’s children Martha Finley
The Sleuth of St. James’s Square Melville Davisson Post
Gold Stewart White
noun
a handle, rope, or cord pulled to operate a doorbell or servant’s bell
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