bell rope

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck.
2. 2
   A long length of rope attached by splicing to a church's bell, by which it is struck, and with a sally for holding it.
3. 3
   A rope used to ring a bell serving as an old-fashioned doorbell.
4. 4
   A lovelock.