Ring"-necked` (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having a well defined ring of color
around the neck.
Ring-necked duck (Zool.), an American scaup duck (Aythya collaris). The
head, neck, and breast of the adult male are black, and a narrow, but
conspicuous, red ring encircles the neck. This ring is absent in the
female. Called also ring-neck, ring-necked blackhead, ringbill, tufted
duck, and black jack.
Ring"sail` (?), n. (Naut.) See Ringtail, 2.
Ring"straked` (?), a. Ring- streaked.
Cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
Gen. xxx. 39.
Ring"-streaked` (?), a. Having circular streaks or lines on the body;
as, ring-streaked goats.
Ring"tail` (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A bird having a distinct band of color
across the tail, as the hen harrier.
2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a
boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail.
Ringtail boom (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a
ringtail.
Ring"-tailed` (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having the tail crossed by conspicuous
bands of color.
Ring-tailed cat (Zoöl.), the cacomixle. -- Ring-tailed eagle (Zoöl.), a
young golden eagle.
Ring"toss` (?), n. A game in which the object is to toss a ring so that
it will catch upon an upright stick.
Ring"worm" (?), n. (Med.) A contagious affection of the skin due to the
presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored
patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on
the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished
as Tinea circinata, Tinea tonsurans, etc., but all are caused by the
same parasite (a species of Trichophyton).
Rink (?), n. [Scot. renk, rink, rynk, a course, a race; probably fr.
AS. hring a ring. See Ring.] 1. The smooth and level extent of ice
marked off for the game of curling.
2. An artificial sheet of ice, generally under cover, used for skating;
also, a floor prepared for skating on with roller skates, or a building
with such a floor.