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Definition Bow Bells in British English

Bow Bells

/ˌbəʊ ˈbelz/

From the name of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow Church, London.

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someone who is born within the sound of Bow Bells is said to be a true cockney (=someone from the East End of London)

Definition Bow Bells in British English