RINGHEAD
Ring"head`, n. (Cloth Manuf.)
Defn: An instrument used for stretching woolen cloth.
RINGING
Ring"ing,
Defn: a & n. from Ring, v. Ringing engine, a simple form of pile driver in which the monkey is lifted by men pulling on ropes.
RINGINGLY
Ring"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a ringing manner.
RINGLEADER
Ring"lead`er, n.
1. The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals. A primacy of order, such an one as the ringleader hath in a dance. Barrow.
2. Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers, or the like. The ringleaders were apprehended, tried, fined, and imprisoned. Macaulay.
RINGLESTONE
Ring"le*stone`, n. (Zoöl.)