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Definition of Ringers
1. ringer [n] - See also: ringer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ringers
Literary usage of Ringers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews (1895)
"ringers' Jugs were by no means uncommon, and some were curious examples of the
... There is a curious jug or pitcher belonging to the ringers of Hadleigh. ..."
2. The Isles of Loch Awe: And Other Poems of My Youth. With Sixteen Illustrations by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1855)
"FROM the dark old belfry tower, From the ringers' lofty room, A steady light on
a winter's night Shines golden through the gloom. ..."
3. Ordinances of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York by New York (City), New York (N.Y.) (1859)
"The Comptroller is authorized and directed to compensa- pay the salaries of the
bell-ringers appointed, in accordance with section 63 of this ordinance, ..."
4. The History of the Parish of Ribchester, in the County of Lancaster by Thomas Charles Smith, Jonathan Shortt (1890)
"5. payd to ringers for ringing two King's dayes J ... 010 0 1669 payd for ringing
upon ye Coronation Day 070 1684 payd for ringing ye 30'h January 050 ..."
5. The Antiquary (1871)
"STEPHEN'S ringers, BRISTOL. IN less than three years the ... when the tuneful
Brotherhood of St. Stephen's ringers kept up such a per- petual chime in ..."
6. Spiritual Magazine (1873)
"THE ROYAL OSBORNE BELL-ringers. ... well known in the musical and temperance
world as the Royal Osborne IOGT Hand-Bell ringers and Ballad ..."
7. The History of the Ancient Town and Borough of Newbury in the County of Berks by Walter MONEY (1887)
"Pd. the ringers on the news of Kirks releiving Londonderry 050 Burying a souldier
from ... Pd. the ringers when the peace was proclaimed . o to o 1714. ..."
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