Defn: To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast.
WRING
Wring, v. i.
Defn: To writhe; to twist, as with anguish. 'T is all men's office to speak patience To those that wring under the load of sorrow. Shak. Look where the sister of the king of France Sits wringing of her hands, and beats her breast. Marlowe.
WRING
Wring, n.
Defn: A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping. [Obs.] Bp.
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WRINGBOLT
Wring"bolt`, n. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; — not to be confounded with ringbolt.
WRINGER
Wring"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner.
2. A machine for pressing water out of anything, particularly from clothes after they have been washed.