Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bellows
belles lettresbelong (belonged, -s)
bellows, n. [OE blæstbel, blast-bag, blowing-bag.] (webplay: air).
Air pumping implement; machine for blowing fire; instrument used to give a blast of air; [fig.] twin organs that circulate air in the body; (see Jeremiah 6:29).
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