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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bow-bells

· Bow·-bells · IPA
01 n. pl. The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
  1. 1.
    The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
    “People born within the sound of Bow-bells are usually called cockneys.” — Murray's Handbook of London.