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ringtoss

American

[ring-taws, -tos] / ˈrɪŋˌtɔs, -ˌtɒs /

Or ring-toss

noun

a game in which rings, often made of rope, are tossed to encircle an upright peg.

Etymology

Origin of ringtoss

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; ring ¹ + toss

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ringtoss

Second place receives this holiday essential: a headdress of inflatable reindeer antlers that serve as a ringtoss game.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2020

Postponed from last weekend, when it was snowed out, the entertainment, from Circus Amok, will include stump-to-stump high-wire walking, a ringtoss tree, forest canopy stilt walkers, live music and face painting.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2016

Created by Circus Amok, the entertainment will include stump-to-stump high-wire walking, a ringtoss tree, forest canopy stilt walkers, live music and face painting.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2016

Mr. Layman and his adult son, who plan their vacation days around the event, now stick to ringtoss games.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2015

"Tangled Ever After" captures Rapunzel's marriage to Flynn, with the huffy horse and dizzy chameleon in charge of the wedding rings until comic disaster strikes, a chain-reaction ringtoss that rollicks along for six silly minutes.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2012

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