passing-bell

See also: passing bell

English

Noun

passing-bell (plural passing-bells)

1. Alternative form of passing bell
   • 1917, Wilfred Owen, Anthem for Doomed Youth

     What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

       — Only the monstrous anger of the guns.

       Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle

     Can patter out their hasty orisons.