key ring

noun

1. a ring, usually of metal, for holding keys.

Word History and Origins

Origin of key ring¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

It also includes a key ring so you can keep your phone, money, and keys all connected.

From Popular-Science

Then, as though struck by a thought, Powell 104 Seaton crossed the room, drawing his key-ring from a pocket.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, extracting his pocket key-ring, he selected the proper key and made several attempts to insert it in the slot of the lock.

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Finally, pieces of the key-ring were fitted in bands around the bone, through notches cut in the ends of the steel blade.

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After a moment he came upon what he sought—a key ring confining several keys.

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All this time the chauffeur had been wrestling with the key ring, and finally had our bare necessities in the way of doors open.

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