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ring-ins

ring-ins is the plural of ring-in.

Meaning of ring-in

Noun

ring-in (plural ring-ins)

  1. A replacement made at the last minute, often in a sporting context.
  2. A racehorse or greyhound fraudulently substituted for another in a race.
  3. An outsider.
    • "But I couldn't get into an underground contract party because I'm a ring-tail, or ring-in." That means an outsider, one not born in Broken Hill.1967, Elspeth Huxley, Their Shining Eldorado: A Journey through Australia, page 97
  4. A person pretending to be someone else; an imposter.

Questions about ring-ins

What is ring-ins the plural of?
Ring-ins is the plural of ring-in.

Words near ring-ins in the dictionary

  1. ring-hall
  2. ring-halls
  3. ring-hoard
  4. ring-hoards
  5. ring-in
  6. ring-ins
  7. ring-light
  8. ring-lights
  9. ring-lock
  10. ring-locks
  11. ring-man

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