ringle eyen.
/ˈrɪŋɡ(ə)l ˌʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈrɪŋɡ(ə)l ˌaɪ/, Scottish English /ˈrɪŋ(ɡ)(ə)l ˌaɪ/ Scottish.
= walleye n. 1.
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1712 Scots Courant 13–16 June A gray Horse,..a Ringle Eye on the left Side.
1781 Edinb. Advertiser 6 Mar. 151/3 A Highland Shalty, chestnut colour, long tail, a ringle eye.
1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds xxxix. 358 Geordie Joug, wi' his ringle-ee.
1884 ‘J. Strathesk’ More Bits from Blinkbonny i. 8 She's terrible sair pockmarkit, an' she has a ringle ee.
1908 Clydesdale Stud-bk. (Clydesdale Horse Soc.) 230 Bay, white face, near hind foot white up to hock, ‘ringle eye’ on near side, foaled June, 1900.
1963 Buchan Observer 22 Jan. 4 An' the ootcome o't wis a gem o' the collie breed, Oor bonnie Glen, wi' a kennin ringle e'e.
1998 Scotsman (Nexis) 13 Dec. 40 Next to her is Spike, a big rangy Border collie with one brown eye, the other ice-blue. Called a ringle eye, it is completely sightless.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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