A bell designed to make noise and scare crows away from crops; a device used in agriculture to protect fields.
From 'crow' (the bird) + 'bell' (a ringing device). This compound term emerged in agricultural contexts, especially in Northern Europe and Britain, where farmers needed ways to protect grain.
Before scarecrows became popular, farmers would hang bells in fields—the sound was more reliable than a silent figure, and crows learned to recognize it as danger.
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