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- noun A
fortified defensive structure , usuallycircular oroval in shape, essentially amotte-and-bailey castle minus themotte .
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There are thoughts knit up in the steel ringwork which are good for a man.
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Norman Mailer said something about George Foreman and the heavy bag in ‘When We Were Kings’, I think it was something like he Foreman hit it so hard that when Ali came into spar after Foreman left, Ali was so put off by the indentations that Foreman left in the bag that he worked on ringwork instead… But, even hard hitters get shown up by masters of grace… Just hoping you can type one handed!
chained_bear commented on the word ringwork
In castle architecture, a small enclosure with a high rampart around it.
August 26, 2008