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Definition of: bellows
(bel′ōz, earlier bel′əs) noun
1. An instrument with an air chamber and flexible sides, for drawing in air and expelling it under strong pressure through a nozzle or tube.
2. The expansible portion of a camera.
3. Colloq. The lungs. [OE belg, belig bag; a later plural from the same source as BELLY]
a. Kitchen. b. For insect powders. c. Blacksmith's.
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