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What does handstroke mean?

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Noun
  1. (bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
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Thy hands should be touching each other on both the handstroke and the backstroke to ensure an even pull.
You then follow this bell's handstroke with your backstroke and its backstroke with your handstroke.
The signal for this was ringing the treble on it's own for a handstroke and a backstroke.
The bell is held in this position until the other ringers have rung their handstroke as well.

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