leg ringn.
/ˈlɛɡ rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɛɡ ˌrɪŋ/ 1. = leg iron n. at leg n. Compounds 2a.
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society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [noun] > bond(s) or fetter(s) or shackle(s) > for the feet or legs
copsa700
fetterc800
gyvec1275
bolt1483
boysc1485
hose-ring?1515
hopshacklea1568
gin?1587
leg ring1606
hamper1613
shacklock1613
wife1616
pedicle1628
leg iron1779
wife1811
leg lock1815
ankle ring1823
anklet1835
hopple1888
Oregon boot1892
1606 J. Marston Parasitaster ii. sig. D4 Beware legge-ringes And the turnd key on thee.
1822 4th Rep. Comm. Soc. for Improvem. Prison Discipline App. 20 By means of a small file concealed in the seam of the coat, they filed off the bolts of their leg-rings.
1944 A. F. Tyler Freedom's Ferment xi. 273 He was..thrown back into the dungeon, to be chained..with two leg rings, handcuffs, and an iron around his waist.
2. A band worn round the (lower) leg as decoration.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > arm or leg ornament > [noun] > leg ornament
leg ring1803
leglet1826
1803 C. Taylor Script. Illustr. Remarks on Plates Ornaments of Dress 1 Ornaments which are adopted by the women in the East... No. 3. The leg-ring.
1899 Jrnl. Anthropol. Instit. 29 73 Brass leg rings imported by traders are in great demand.
1998 P. Davison Lobedu v. 46 Lobedu women wore hundreds of arm rings and leg rings made from rolled wire.
3. A metal or plastic strip wrapped round the leg of an animal, esp. a bird, in order to mark or identify it.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > marking or ringing > ring
ring1887
leg ring1897
bird band1912
1897 Sketch 22 Sept. 346/1 In November 1895 Mr Grant procured eleven brace of birds from Yorkshire, furnished each with a leg-ring marked ‘G. '95’, and turned them down.
1938 Brit. Birds 31 242 Each bird was marked with a light, numbered, metal leg-ring of the British Birds Marking Scheme.
1995 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 12 Mar. iii. 8/1 On his recent visit he gave Mike Theunis some plastic leg rings that enable farmers to see at a glance which cows are on Posilac.
2014 Dumfries & Galloway Standard (Nexis) 12 Dec. These birds were fitted with coloured plastic leg rings engraved with an individual sequence of letters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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