bellows


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bellows/ˈbeləʊz/
plural noun
  • 1 a device with an air bag that emits a stream of air when squeezed together with two handles, used for blowing air into a fire.

    ■ a similar device used in a harmonium or small organ.

  • 2 an object or device with concertinaed sides to allow it to expand and contract, such as a tube joining a lens to a camera body.
– origin ME: prob. from OE belga, pl. of belig (see belly).
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