"ringman" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: ringman

Filed Under: English

Part of Speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: The “ringman” in the foreground is Hugh Henderson.

Article or Document Title:
“Biggest Sale In East Held At Winchester”

Author:
Aubrey graves

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Washington Post

Dateline:
Winchester, Va.

Date of Publication:
Oct. 12, 1952

Page Number:
M17

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