Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rail-bird; one who leans over the fence or railing of the ring and watches the judging, as at a fair.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person occupying a
ringside seat
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Examples
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One ringsider called it a "struggle between a demon and a gritty little dwarf ...."
'The Man with the Golden Smile' Oates, Joyce Carol 2004
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The landlord, an old sportsman and ringsider, ran out to greet so well-known a Corinthian as Sir Charles Tregellis.
Rodney stone Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1896
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The landlord, an old sportsman and ringsider, ran out to greet so well-known a Corinthian as Sir Charles Tregellis.
Rodney Stone Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1896
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The landlord, an old sportsman and ringsider, ran out to greet so well-known a Corinthian as Sir Charles Tregellis.
Rodney Stone Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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