English
Etymology
From ring.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'rɪ��/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ��(r)|-ɪ��(r)
Noun
en-noun
- In the game of horseshoes, when the horseshoe lands around the pole.
- A person, animal, or entity which resembles another so closely as to be taken for the other. (Now usually in the phrase dead ringer)
- Australian a stockman; a drover
- A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team.
Derived terms
dead ringer
Category:Australia
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