A bell worn around a cow's neck so farmers can locate the animal in fields or pastures by sound.
Compound of 'cow' (Old English 'cu') plus 'bell' (Old English 'belle'). Both words are ancient Germanic terms describing the functional pairing of livestock and sound.
Cowbells have become a folk music icon, but their original purpose was purely practical—ranchers in Alpine regions developed the distinctive tuned 'clanging' sound to carry across mountains!
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