rinksiden.
/ˈrɪŋksʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈrɪŋkˌsaɪd/ The area on the edge of the ice at a skating rink. Frequently in at (the) rinkside.
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1881 ‘Rockwood’ Stories Sc. Sports 165 Wattie is at the rink-side again with bad tidings.
1902 Canad. Mag. Apr. 530 They..pass the game on to their sons and stand by the rink-side to watch them curl till their last winter has given place to spring.
1950 Billboard 2 Sept. 82/2 His personal organ has been set up at rinkside and he will double with the regular rink organist.
1972 ‘E. Lathen’ Murder without Icing (1973) ii. 17 He was at rinkside. On the ice, the New York Huskies were having a workout.
1983 J. Hennessy Torvill & Dean 76 Jayne..rejoined Chris at the rinkside.
2006 J. Marler Moon Austin, San Antonio, & Hill Country 79/2 At rink side you can get up close to the action.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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