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n. - A mechanical device that blows a strong current of air.

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  • The bellows is a heavy-duty unit: It can handle up to 5,000 pounds of leveling capacity per pair.
  • Some bellows from the home crowd and a rather hollow beating of a drum somewhere as Fabio comes on for Evra.
  • Most impressive though is the electric "bellows" roof.
  • I tried my hand a good while working out a new kind of bellows, and I flatter myself that I know something about the subject.
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  • The "bellow" (loud roar) of the "bellows" (device for blowing air on files or through a musical organ) can be heard "below" (underneath) the "billow" (wave of water, sound, or fabric).
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