bellows
bel·lows / ˈbelōz/ • pl. n. [also treated as sing.] 1. a device with a bag that emits a stream of air when squeezed: ∎ (also pair of bellows) a kind with two handles used for blowing air at a fire. ∎ a kind used in a harmonium or small organ.2. an object or device with concertinaed sides to allow it to expand and contract, such as a tube joining a lens to a camera body.
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