英语词汇“ringing boy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

> as lemmas

ringing boy

† ringing boy n. Obsolete a boy employed at the Mint to ring coins in order to test their soundness.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > coining > [noun] > specific processes > test a coin for soundness > person employed to ring

ringing boy1858

1858 Leisure Hour 14 Oct. 654/1 The good blanks are passed to the ringing-boys, who sound them on iron anvils, and reject those which do not ring.

1893 Daily News 9 June 5/4 In order to detect these defaulters a number of..ringing boys are employed.

extracted from ringingadj.¹

as lemmas

单词	ringing boy
释义	> as lemmas ringing boy † ringing boy n. Obsolete a boy employed at the Mint to ring coins in order to test their soundness. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > coining > [noun] > specific processes > test a coin for soundness > person employed to ring ringing boy1858 1858 Leisure Hour 14 Oct. 654/1 The good blanks are passed to the ringing-boys, who sound them on iron anvils, and reject those which do not ring. 1893 Daily News 9 June 5/4 In order to detect these defaulters a number of..ringing boys are employed. extracted from ringingadj.¹ < as lemmas
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