ringled
ringled is the simple past and past participle of ringlead.
ringled is the simple past and past participle of ringle.
Meaning of ringlead
Verb
ringlead (third-person singular simple present ringleads, present participle ringleading, simple past and past participle ringled)
- To act as ringleader.
Meaning of ringle
Verb
ringle (third-person singular simple present ringles, present participle ringling, simple past and past participle ringled)
- To fit or attach a ringle to.
- 70 For rooting of paſture ring hog ye had need,
Which being well ringled,the better do feed.
Though yong with their elders, will lightly kepe beſt
yet ſpare not to ringle, both great and the reſt.1573, Thomas Tusser, “Septembers husbandrie” (chapter 12), in Five hundreth points of good huſbandry […] , London, page 19
- 70 For rooting of paſture ring hog ye had need,
Adjective
ringled (comparative more ringled, superlative most ringled)
- Having a ringle; marked with ringles; ringed.
- The arms on the common seal of Jedburgh were: Azure, an unicorn tripping, argent, ringled, maned, and horned.1810, George Chalmers, “Roxburghshire” (chapter II), in Caledonia; or, An account, historical and topographic, of North Britain; from the most ancient to the present times, London: Cadell, Of its...
- For as a hot proud horse highly disdains
To have his head control'd, but breaks the reins.
Spits forth his ringled bit, and with his hoofs
Checks the submissive ground; so he that loves.
The more he is restrain'd, the worse he fares;1815, Sir Egerton Brydges, “Marlow's Hero and Leander”, in Restituta: or, Titles, Extracts, and Characters of Old Books in English Literature, Revived, volume II, London: […] T. Bensley for Longman...
Forms of ringled
| comparative | more ringled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ringled |
Origin of ringled
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From ringle + -ed.
Questions about ringled
- What does ringled mean?
- Ringled means having a ringle; marked with ringles; ringed.
- What is ringled the simple past and past participle of?
- Ringled is the simple past and past participle of ringlead.
- What part of speech is ringled?
- Ringled is an adjective.
Words near ringled in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ringled (page history and authors); ringlead (page history and authors); ringle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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