English dictionary
bellows
/'b/E/l/oU/z/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top, draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or filling the pipes of an organ with wind.
Source: webster1913