bell-horse

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bell-horse (plural bell-horses)

  1. (industrial relations) Synonym of speeder
    • 2014, John Rule, The Labouring Classes in Early Industrial England, 1750-1850, page 343:
      Shortly before the strike in London began, his 'bell-horse' had been fined by the masons' union for breaking their regulations on work and price.
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