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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1827, 1933

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BELL-TOW, n. Bell-rope. [′bɛl′tʌu]Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 43:
Forthwith to congregate the people, He socht the bell-tow i' the steeple.Bwk. 1933 (per Slg.3):
Bell-tow, heard by me at Chirnside.

[According to N.E.D. Tow, q.v., a rope, is chiefly Sc. Bell-tow occurs in O.Sc. 16th and 17th centuries. See D.O.S.T.]

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