ringableadj.
/ˈrɪŋəbl/, U.S. /ˈrɪŋəb(ə)l/ Able to be rung; suitable for ringing.
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ringable1866
1866 in Notes & Queries 10 Feb. 118/1 Only the first six bells were in a ringable condition, and remained so until the year 1812.
1873 J. Ruskin Val D'Arno 15 It never occurs to them to ask how it [sc. a bell] came to be ringable.
1915 Musical Times 56 553/1 The tune is eminently ‘ringable’ that I feel sure it has been made for bells and not for fife and drum.
1957 Times 17 Aug. 4/3 They are pedalling across northern England, stopping at 107..parish churches and cathedrals where there are ringable bells.
2005 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 1 Aug. 20 All the sound recordings are now completed of the 32 towers with ringable peals within the National Park.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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