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单词 ringlestones
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ringlestonesn.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ringle n.1, stone n.
Etymology: Apparently < ringle n.1 + the plural of stone n., perhaps so called because the black and white patterning of the head and breast and grey-brown colour of the wings and back resemble the patterning of some stones, although compare also stone plover n. at stone n. Compounds 2b and stonehatch n. as names of the same bird ; compare later ringed plover n. at ringed adj. Compounds.
Obsolete. rare.
The ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula.
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a1682 Sir T. Browne Norfolk Birds in Wks. (1852) III. 320 Ringlestones, a small white and black bird, like a wagtail.., common about Yarmouth sands.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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