*lowbell*

n. [ Low a flame + bell. ] 1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep. King. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

A lowbell hung about a sheep's . . . neck. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]