ringled

English

Etymology 1

Verb

ringled

1. simple past and past participle of ringlead

Etymology 2

From ringle +‎ -ed

Verb

ringled

1. simple past and past participle of ringle

Adjective

ringled (comparative more ringled, superlative most ringled)

1. (dialectal, obsolete) Having a ringle; marked with ringles; ringed.
   • 1810, George Chalmers, “Roxburghshire” (chapter II), in Caledonia; or, An account, historical and topographic, of North Britain; from the most ancient to the present times, London: Cadell, Of its civil History (section VI), page 113:

     The arms on the common seal of Jedburgh were: Azure, an unicorn tripping, argent, ringled, maned, and horned.

   • 1815, Sir Egerton Brydges, “Marlow's Hero and Leander”, in Restituta: or, Titles, Extracts, and Characters of Old Books in English Literature, Revived, volume II, London:  […] T. Bensley for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Second sestyad, page 165:

     For as a hot proud horse highly disdains
     To have his head control'd, but breaks the reins.
     Spits forth his ringled bit, and with his hoofs
     Checks the submissive ground; so he that loves.
     The more he is restrain'd, the worse he fares;

   • 1866 July, Wm. Laer, “Flax Culture”, in The American Farmer, volume I, number 1, Baltimore, page 12:

     Then after the next shower of rain the flax seed is sown, covered by a light harrowing, and the ground rolled, for which purpose a ringled roller is preferred.

Anagrams

• Gildner, Grindle, grindle