Definition of "watch-bell" [watch-bell]

• An alarm-bell. (noun)
• The bell which is struck every half-hour on board ship to mark the time. Now called ship's bell. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "It was not until he jerked the watch-bell rope and lifted his bow that I knew he was the watchman."
• "'We were just passing the Temple when the watch-bell clanged."
• "It was not until he jerked the watch-bell rope and lifted his bow that I knew he was the watchman. '"