verb
ringle
rihnggl
verb
1
To put a ring through the nose of an animal, especially a pig, to stop it from digging.
"Farmers used to ringle their pigs to keep them from rooting up the field."
How to Use Ringle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA farming term for fitting an animal with a nose ring.
When to use it
A specialist, mostly historical farming term rather than everyday vocabulary.
Word Forms
ringled past tense, ringles plural, ringles plural, Ringles plural, ringles singular
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Etymology
Formed from "ring" plus the small-action suffix "-le."