ringle (ringl)

[= MD. * ringhel = MLG. ringel (in comp.), a ring, ringele, a sunflower, = G. ringel, a ring; dim. of ring1.] A little ring. [Obsolete or prov. Eng.] Some clogge, cheine, collers of iron, ringle, or manacle. Harl. MS., quoted in Ribton-Turner's Vagrants and [Vagrancy, p. 117. ringle (ring'l), v. t. [= MD. ring helen; From rooting of pasture, ring hog ye had need, Which being well ringled , the better do feed. Though young with their elders will lightly keep best, Yet spare not to ringle both great and the rest. Tu er , September's Husbandry, st. 29. As a hot proud horse highly disdains To have his head controlled, but breaks the reins, Spits forth the ringled bit, and with his hoves Checks the submi ive ground. Marlowe , Hero and Leander, ii. 143. ringleader (ring'lē"dėr), n. [ ring1 + leader1 .] 14. One who leads a ring, as of dancers; one who opens a ball. Upon such grounds it may be reasonable to allow St. IMG:content-2331.png:[blocks in formation] ring-man (ring'man), n. the ring-finger; [ rynge man , ring1 + man .] 14. The third And when a man shooteth, the might of his shoot lieth on the foremost finger and on the ringman ; for the middle finger, which is the strongest, like a lubber, starteth back, and beareth no weight of the string in a manner at all. Ascham , Toxophilus (ed. 1864), p. 101. 2. One interested in matters connected with the ring-that is, with prize-fighting; a sporting or betting man. No ringmen to force the betting and deafen you with their blatant proffers. Lawrence, Guy Living stone, ix. ring-master (ring'master), n. One who has charge of the performances in a circus-ring. ring-money (ring'mun"i), n. 1. Rudely formed rings and ring-shaped or penannular bodies of bronze and other materials found among the remains of ancient peoples of Europe, and generally thought to have been used, at least in some cases, as money.-2. In modern times, same as manilla1. IMG:content-2332.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2333.png:[blocks in formation] The animal has a reflected cephalic disk developed back ward in a siphon-like manner, and teeth in few series. The circle, in a poetical or unusual sense; a ring other than a finger-ring: used loosely. around the black neck in the male. ring-necked (ring'nekt), a. Having a ring of color around the neck; collared; torquate.Ring-necked loon, pheasant. See the nouns. ring-net (ring'net), n. [ bird. See cut under ouzel. IMG:content-2334.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-2335.png:[blocks in formation] ringtail (ring'tāl), n. 1. A ring-tailed bird of prey: especially, the female or young male harrier, Circus cyaneus . Thou royal ring - tail , fit to fly at nothing But poor men's poultry! IMG:content-2336.jpg:[graphic] mast on a ship's taffrail; also, a upon the gaff of a fore-and-aft sail. Also called ring- sail . He was going aloft to fit a strap round the main topmast head, for ringtail halyards. boom extending be- yond a spanker-boom or main-boom, for spreading a ringtail. ring-tailed (ring'- tald), a. 1. Hav- ing the tail ringed with alternating colors, as a mammal; having an annulated tail: as, the ring - tailed cat, the ba aris; the ring - tailed lemur, Lemur catta . See cuts under ba aris and racoon .-2. Having the tail-fea- thers cro -barred with different colors, as a bird: as, the ring - tailed eagle, the golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos , in immature plumage (see cut under eagle ); the ring - tailed marlin, the Hudson i an godwit, Limosa hæmastic a .-Ring- tailed lizards, the family Cercosauridæ . - Ring-tailed roarer, a nonsense-name of some imaginary beast. Com- pare gyascutus , 1. a , Ringtail, or Studdingsail set upon the Gaff. ring-throstle (ring'thros"l), n . Same as ring- ring-thrush (ring thrush), n . The ring-ouzel. ring-time (ring'tīm), n . The time for exchang- ring-rope (ring'rōp), n. Naut .: ( a ) A rope rove through the ring of the anchor to haul the cable frame . through it, in order to bend or make it fast in rough weather. It is first rove through the ring, and then through the hawse-holes, when the end of the cable ing rings, or for betrothal or marriage. [Rare.] is secured to it. (b) A rope by which, after the anchor is catted, the ring of the anchor is hauled IMG:content-2337.png:[blocks in formation] ring-tongue (ring'tung), n. A short bar or tongue of metal having a ring or eye at one end for the engagement of a hook, a bolt, or other attachment: as, the ring - tongue of a lewis. See cut under lewis . ring-top (ring'top), a . Having an annular top. - Ring-top furnace. See furnace . ring-tumbler (ring'tum"blèr), n. In a lock, a tumbler of annular shape. ring-valve (ring'valv), n . A hollow cylindri- cal valve sliding in a chamber of corresponding form, and having openings for the pa age of the fluid. The pa age is free when the valve is raised, and closed when the cylinder is screwed down. The valve has a vertical slit at one side, and when nearly closed the inner edge bears against a wedge, which pre es the cylin. der outward against its seat. ring-snake (ring'snāk), n. 1. The common snake of Europe, Coluber or Trop i do not us natrix . See cut under Trop i do not us .-2. The collared ring-wad (ring'wod), n . Same as gromet -wad. In metal ., the inner snake, Diadophis punctatus, a small, pretty, and harmle serpent of the United States, of a blackish color above, with a distinct yellow collar just behind the head. ring-sparrow (ring's par"ō), n . The rock-spar- row, Petronia stulta . Latham , 1783. ring-spinner (ring's pin"ėr), п . Same as ring- frame . ring-stand (ring's tand), n . A stand with a projecting pin for holding finger-rings. ring-wall (ring'wal), n. lining of a blast-furnace, composed of fire- bricks. ringwise (ring'wiz), adv . In rings or circles; so as to make or be a ring; annularly. Епсус . rink1t (ringk), n. [ME., also renk , rink Icel. rekkr , a man: a poetical word, not found in other languages.] A man; espe- cially, a warrior or hero. To a riche rauns on the rinkes they putt, That amounted [to] more than they might paye. A lisa under of Macedoine (E. E. T. S.), 1. 356. = MHG. rinc, a ring), a var. of ring1 .] ring; a circle. [Prov. Eng. or Scotch.]-2. A section of a sheet of of ice, ice, generally generally from 32 to 45 yards in length and 8 or 9 feet in breadth, mea- sured off for playing the game of curling.-3. The persons playing any one game on such a curling-rink. IMG:content-2338.png:[blocks in formation] rinkite (ring'kīt), n . [Named after Dr. Rink , a writer on the geology ogy of Green land.] A ti- tanosilicate of cerium, calcium, and sodium, related in form to pyroxene. Rinman's green. See green1 . rino, n . See rhino . rino-. For words so beginning, see rhino- . rinse (rins), v . t.; pret. and pp. rinsed , ppr. rins- ing . [Also dial. rense , rench ; early mod. E. also reinse, rynse, rince , rynce ; renser , raincer , rainser , rincer , reinser , F. rincer, rinse, hreinsa = Sw.rens a = Dan.rense , make clean, cleanse; with verb-formative -s (as in cleanse and mince ), hreinn = Sw. Dan.ren = OHG. hreini , rein i , MHG. reine, rein, G. rein , pure, clean, G. dial. rein , sifted, fine (of flour), OS. hrēni = OFries. rene , North Fries. rian (not in AS. or E.) = Goth. hrains , pure, clean; prob. orig. 'sifted,' with pp. formative -n, ult. hri , sift: see ridder2 , riddle2 .] 1. To wash lightly, as by laving or bathing rather than rubbing; wash out or off with any cleans- ing liquid; especially, to subject to a fresh ap- plication of water in order to remove stains or impurities that may have been left from a former washing. She toke the Shirte withoute wordes moo, And wesht it onys, and ryneshed it so clene That afterward was noo spotte on it seen. IMG:content-2339.png:[blocks in formation] rinse (rins), (rins), n. [ rinse , v.] A rinsing or light washing; specifically, a renewed or final appli- cation of water or some other liquid in order to remove any impurities still remaining from a former washing. A thorough rinse with fresh cold water should be given. Sci . Amer ., N. S., LVI. 297. rinser (rin'sėr), n. [ rinse + -er1.] One who or that which rinses. rinsing The interview, That swallow'd so much treasure, like a gla Did break i' the rinsing . Shak ., Hen. VIII., i. 1. 167. 2. That in which anything is rinsed; the liquid left from washing off. The beadle bolted in haste his last mouthful of fat bacon, [and] washed down the greasy morsel with the last rins ings of the pot of ale. Scott , Heart of Mid-Lothian, xxxii. The very pigs and white ducks seeming to wander about the uneven neglected yard as if in low spirits from feeding on a too meagre quality of rinsings. George Eliot , Middle march, xxxix. rinsing-machine (rin's ing-ma-shēn"), n . 1. In cotton - manuf ., a series of tanks fitted with rollers, through which fabrics are pa ed in the proce of dyeing, to free them from dirt or surplus color.-2. A form of centrifugal drier for use in laundries.