Definition of Ringers

1. Noun. (plural of ringer) ¹

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Definition of Ringers

1. ringer [n] - See also: ringer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ringers

ringbone
ringbones
ringcraft
ringdove
ringdoves
ringdown
ringdowns
ringed
ringed dove
ringed hair
ringed plover
ringed seal
ringed snake
ringer
ringers (current term)
ringest
ringette
ringfence
ringfenced
ringfences
ringfencing
ringfort
ringforts
ringgit
ringgits
ringglestone
ringhals
ringhalses
ringhead

Literary usage of Ringers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews (1895)
"ringers' Jugs were by no means uncommon, and some were curious examples of the ... There is a curious jug or pitcher belonging to the ringers of Hadleigh. ..."

2. The Isles of Loch Awe: And Other Poems of My Youth. With Sixteen Illustrations by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1855)
"FROM the dark old belfry tower, From the ringers' lofty room, A steady light on a winter's night Shines golden through the gloom. ..."

3. Ordinances of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York by New York (City), New York (N.Y.) (1859)
"The Comptroller is authorized and directed to compensa- pay the salaries of the bell-ringers appointed, in accordance with section 63 of this ordinance, ..."

4. The History of the Parish of Ribchester, in the County of Lancaster by Thomas Charles Smith, Jonathan Shortt (1890)
"5. payd to ringers for ringing two King's dayes J ... 010 0 1669 payd for ringing upon ye Coronation Day 070 1684 payd for ringing ye 30'h January 050 ..."

5. The Antiquary (1871)
"STEPHEN'S ringers, BRISTOL. IN less than three years the ... when the tuneful Brotherhood of St. Stephen's ringers kept up such a per- petual chime in ..."

6. Spiritual Magazine (1873)
"THE ROYAL OSBORNE BELL-ringers. ... well known in the musical and temperance world as the Royal Osborne IOGT Hand-Bell ringers and Ballad ..."

7. The History of the Ancient Town and Borough of Newbury in the County of Berks by Walter MONEY (1887)
"Pd. the ringers on the news of Kirks releiving Londonderry 050 Burying a souldier from ... Pd. the ringers when the peace was proclaimed . o to o 1714. ..."

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