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ringer(2)(dictionary)
ringer(1)(dictionary)
Ringer(dictionary)
ringer(medicine)
dead ringer(dictionary)
bell-ringer(dictionary)
Ringer - Poker(gambling)
Ringer, Sydney(medicine)
Ringer's solution(medicine)

ringer(2) (iou)



ringer noun2. L17.
[from RING noun1, verb2 + -ER1.]
a. In full hog ringer. A person who fastens rings in pigs' snouts. Chiefly US. Now rare. L17.
b. A person who rings the legs of birds. E20.
Curling. A stone positioned within the circle drawn round either tee. E19.
A quoit thrown so as to enclose the pin aimed at; such a throw. M19.
A crowbar, esp. one used in mining, plate-laying, etc. M19.
a. An expert. Austral. slang. M19.
b. The fastest sheep-shearer in a shed. Austral. & NZ. L19.
A fox or other animal which runs in a circle when hunted. L19.
A stockman; a station hand. Austral. E20.
An air force officer. Freq. with numeral specifying rank. Cf. RING noun1 8g. colloq. M20.
half-ringer, two-ringer, etc.
? Rare before E19.