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Word: Bellows
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: probably from Old English belga, plural of belig (see belly), used as a shortened form of earlier blǣstbelig ‘blowing bag’
ˈbɛləʊz
a device with an air bag that emits a stream of air when squeezed together with two handles, used for blowing air into a fire
Short Definition:device with air bag that emits stream of air when squeezed together with two handles
Examples:- stoking up the fire with the bellows
an object or device with concertinaed sides to allow it to expand and contract, such as a tube joining a lens to a camera body.
Short Definition:object or device with concertinaed sides to allow it to expand and contract
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