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Definition of Rings
1. Noun. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises. "The rings require a strong upper body"
Definition of Rings
1. Noun. (plural of ring) ¹
2. Noun. (context: gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus and discipline consisting of 2 rings suspended from a bar. ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of ring) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rings
1. ring [v] - See also: ring
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rings
Literary usage of Rings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The first Roman senators wore rings of iron, but when acting as ambassadors a
... When Hannibal's soldiers took the gold rings from the Roman dead after the ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The first Roman senators wore rings of iron, but when acting as ambassadors a
... When Hannibal's soldiers took the gold rings from the Roman dead after the ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"[By making the notches in the sides, the top or the lock-case remains smooth and
offers uo obstruction to the free movement of handle and rings. ..."
4. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities by Harry Thurston Peck (1897)
"In later times rings were worn more as an ornament, and Suidas says(sv ...
The rings of women appear to have been less costly than those of men, ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1922)
"The material here presented is part of a long-continued investigation of historical
data contained in the annual rings of trees. ..."
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