The first movement of a bell when ‘set’ for ringing; a ‘handstroke’, as distinguished from the reverse movement of ‘backstroke’; also, the position…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > bell-ringing > [noun] > positions (4) sally1668 The first movement of a bell when ‘set’ for ringing; a ‘handstroke’, as distinguished from the reverse movement of ‘backstroke’; also, the position… set1677 Bell-ringing. The inverted position of a bell when it is set. Cf. set, v.1 66. set-pull1677 the position of a bell when raised so that it stands mouth upwards. handstroke1788 Campanology. A pull of the sally (sally, n.2 2) of a bell rope so as to swing the bell through a full circle and coil the rope on the wheel; also… |
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