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rink Definition


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rink
noun
    1a. An area of ice prepared for skating, curling or ice-hockey;
    1b. A building or enclosure containing this.
    2a. An area of smooth floor for roller-skating;
    2b. A building or enclosure containing this.
    3a. bowls.curling.
      A strip of grass or ice allotted to a team or set of players in bowling and curling;
    3b. bowls.curling.
      A team or set of players using such a strip of grass or ice.
Etymology: 14c: originally Scots, perhaps from French renc rank or row.



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