cowbell

noun

cow·bell ˈkau̇-ˌbel

: a bell hung around the neck of a cow to make a sound by which the cow can be located

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Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme — who once performed as a musical guest on SNL in 2005 and had his song crashed by Ferrell playing the cowbell — brings a darker theory. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025 The episode also features priceless interviews with Blue Oyster Cult members who, perhaps predictably, argue over which of them actually played the cowbell. —

Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 With Ledecky, his training partner at the University of Florida, cheering him on while rattling a cowbell, Finke found another gear and wound up winning by more than three seconds. —

Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024 Specifically, this episode is really, really interested in cowbells. —

Jen Chaney, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cowbell