Spoken by a football-game commentator

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Possibly influenced by "a tower of strength."
 
Gerald Cohen

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From: American Dialect Society on behalf of Wilson Gray
Sent: Sat 11/17/2007 7:05 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Spoken by a football-game commentator



"He's been a real _belltower_ for this team, this year."

In context, the speaker meant "leader." He was probably reaching for
"bellwether."

-Wilson

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