What does ringer mean in crosswords?

ringer means: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg

Which crossword clues can have ringer as the answer?

Possible clues for ringer include "Look-alike substitute".

ringer is also used as a crossword clue. The answer is often bell, 4 letters.

Word entry · 6 letters

Best crossword clue

"Look-alike substitute"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted eginrrStarts with REnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word

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"ringer" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often bell (4 letters).

(horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg

From Middle English ringere, rynger, ryngar, equivalent to ring (“to sound a bell”) + -er.

“Pull, if ye never pull′d before; Good ringers, pull your best," quoth he.”
“This vast holding is run by six ringers and six boys. A ringer is a qualified stationhand and a boy is a trainee. It takes four years for a boy to become a ringer.”
“Click goes his shears; click, click, click. Wide are the blows, and his hand is moving quick, The ringer looks round, for he lost it by a blow, And he curses that old shearer with the bare belled ewe.”

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