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ringside en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English ring Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English ringside From ring + -side.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Beside the ring, especially a boxing ring.
    • April 19 2002, Scott Tobias, AV Club Fightvillehttp://www.avclub.com/articles/fightville,72589/ And though Fightville, an MMA documentary from the directors of the fine Iraq War doc Gunner Palace, presents it more than fairly, the sight of a makeshift ring getting constructed on a Louisiana rodeo ground does little to shake the label. Nor do the shots of ringside assistants with spray bottles and rags, mopping up the blood between rounds
    • We got our hands on a pair of ringside tickets for the boxing match.

ringside en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English ring Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English ringside From ring + -side.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An area beside a ring.

Forms

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ringsides Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

ringsider · ringside seat