a 1 a (of a bell) sound wit slow uniform strokes. b ring (a bell) i this way. c (of a bell) announce or mark (a death etc.) in this way. 2 strike (the hour). n. 1 tolling. 2 stroke of a bell. [(now dial.) toll entice, pull, from an Old English root]
a 1 a (of a bell) sound wit slow uniform strokes. b ring (a bell) i this way. c (of a bell) announce or mark (a death etc.) in this way. 2 strike (the hour). n. 1 tolling. 2 stroke of a bell. [(now dial.) toll entice, pull, from an Old English root]