| 单词 | ring-in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasring-in ring-in n. Australian and New Zealand one thing fraudulently substituted for another; an act of fraudulently substituting one thing for another; see ring v.1 18b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] > fraudulent substitution > instance of possum1903 ring-in1908 switch1935 1908 N.Z. Truth 22 Feb. 2 As Mrs. Hedley and the ‘old prad’ are also out for life, the ‘ring in’ did not do the crowd behind the ex-New Zealander, Rawmire, much, if any, good, when that gelding won. 1918 A. Wright Breed holds Good 79 Wiseacres would declare that it was another of Maff's ‘hot 'uns’, a ‘ring-in’ probably. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 60 Ring-in, a horse or dog that is fraudulently entered in a contest under an assumed name and/or disguised. 1969 C. Drummond Odds on Death vii. 152 The elderly book-makers..were his hosts... Past losses were debated... ‘A ring-in after all these years,’ had said a ruined giant of a man disgustedly. 1971 Telegraph (Brisbane) 26 June 5/1 All these are checked against the dog, and the chances of a ‘ring-in’ are completely eliminated. 1985 Canberra Times 29 Nov. 10/2 The alleged mastermind in the Fine Cotton racehorse ring-in..was jailed. Two charges arising from the ring-in of Bold Personality for Fine Cotton. < as lemmas |
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