bell end

See also: bellend and bell-end

English

Noun

bell end (plural bell ends)

1. (British, vulgar) Alternative spelling of bell-end
2. The flanged end of a pipe
   • October 1948, Popular Science, page 237:

     To make a storage place for a watering hose, bury a length of wide pipe bell end up.

3. The protective device around the valve of a gas cylinder
4. The end of an internal combustion engine that has the bell housing and by extension that end of the crankshaft

Further reading

• “bell end”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.