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cramp ring

cramp ring noun: a ring worn to supposedly prevent cramp, epilepsy and associated diseases, especially one specifically blessed by an English monarch before the Reformation.

Noun

cramp ring (plural cramp rings)

  1. (historical) A ring worn to supposedly prevent cramp, epilepsy and associated diseases, especially one specifically blessed by an English monarch before the Reformation.
    • The blessing of cramp-rings was abandoned immediately and without comment upon the accession of Elizabeth I.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 193
    • "Now you may have the traditional cramp-rings," Anne said, in that same high-pitched, haughty voice.2011, Margaret George, The Autobiography of Henry VIII, page 357

Forms of cramp ring

pluralcramp rings

Questions about cramp ring

What does cramp ring mean?
Cramp ring means a ring worn to supposedly prevent cramp, epilepsy and associated diseases, especially one specifically blessed by an English monarch before the Reformation.
What part of speech is cramp ring?
Cramp ring is a noun.
What is the plural of cramp ring?
The plural of cramp ring is cramp rings.

Words near cramp ring in the dictionary

  1. cramp bone
  2. cramp bones
  3. cramp fasciculation syndrome
  4. cramp iron
  5. cramp irons
  6. cramp ring
  7. cramp rings
  8. cramp someone's style
  9. cramp up
  10. Crampagna
  11. crampbark

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