rink
nounnounverbattested in dialogue
- Canada//ɹɪŋk//
A man, especially a warrior or hero.
noun
- 1
A man, especially a warrior or hero.
Etymology
From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.
noun
- 1
A ring; a circle.
- 2
A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.
- 3
A surface for roller skating.
- 4
A building housing an ice rink.
- 5
A team in a competition.
The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.
However, it was a more chastening day for Britain's women's team, who were unable to repeat their statement win over Canada against the Swedish rink who denied them European gold in November.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Scots rink, renk (“course, battlefield”), from Middle French renc, from Old French reng, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz. Doublet of rank and ring.
verb
- 1
datedTo skate on an ice rink.
Jack, who has a knack of knowing, seeing, and doing everything from its very beginning, had of course "rinked" on the only compo at that time laid down in London for the purpose, and visited by London's upper twenty.
Forms
- plural
- rinks
- past tense
- rinked
- past participle
- rinked
- present participle
- rinking
- third person singular
- rinks
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