Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The third finger of the hand; the ring-finger.
- noun One interested in matters connected with the ring—that is, with prize-fighting; a sporting or betting man.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The ring finger.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A man who works in a
ring whereanimals are exhibited. - noun obsolete The
ring finger .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then we'd do what we used to call ringman: put five in a flat place like that and, you know, first make that and shoot at them that way.
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Later in life, the ringman struggled with his ballooning weight and suffered a heart attack in 2005.
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The reverse is true for pointer, middleman, ringman, and pinky.
206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990
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The reverse is true for pointer, middleman, ringman, and pinky.
206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990
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The reverse is true for pointer, middleman, ringman, and pinky.
206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990
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When asked by the ringman what that act signified, he drawled out, in lugubrious tones, "Soldier eating Christmas dinner!"
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Edward A. Moore
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Jim Watson of Texas, a ringman with Gaston & Sheehan, an auctioneer company that oversees the U.S.
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Spann, a veteran ringman who appeared to be in his 70s, worked the back of the room, jiggling three, then four, of his fingers, which were the size and shape of penny rolls.
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At 1: 15, Rowell Auctions 'main ringman, Max Spann Sr., instructed the crowd, "Now everybody stand and put your arms around the person next to you."
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Her eyes widened and drew a bead on the ringman, who rushed to her side as the auctioneer slowed his cadence.
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