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rink

Pronunciation: /ɹɪŋk/

The English word “rink” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A man, especially a warrior or hero.
  2. A ring; a circle.
  3. A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
  4. A surface for roller skating.
  5. A building housing an ice rink.
  6. A team in a competition.

verb

  1. To skate on an ice rink.

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.

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