bell end

See also: bellend and bell-end

English

Noun

bell end (plural bell ends)

  1. (Britain, vulgar) Alternative spelling of bell-end
  2. The flanged end of a pipe
    • October 1948, Popular Science, page 237:
      To make a storage place for a watering hose, bury a length of wide pipe bell end up.
  3. The protective device around the valve of a gas cylinder
  4. The end of an internal combustion engine that has the bell housing and by extension that end of the crankshaft

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