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Etymology
From ring.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'rɪŋə/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪŋə(r)|-ɪŋə(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. In the game of horseshoes, when the horseshoe lands around the pole.
2. A person, animal, or entity which resembles another so closely as to be taken for the other. (Now usually in the phrase dead ringer)
3. Australian a stockman; a drover
4. A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team.

Derived terms
dead ringer

Category:Australia

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