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> from 19th-century horse-racing slang There's hardly any worse "source" for etymology than that kind of jargon. > "ringer" was a late nineteenth-century term
by posterboy 4y ago
> from 19th-century horse-racing slang
There's hardly any worse "source" for etymology than that kind of jargon.
> "ringer" was a late nineteenth-century term for a duplicate, usually with implications of dishonesty, ...
Is that it?
> Hope this helps
Not in the slightest, no. If anything it confirms my bias that editors are gullible.
Which, to get back onto topic, would mean to think that the motivation was not exactly what is reported here, but something come a long way.
- Trouble_007 4y ago> There's hardly any worse "source" for etymology than that kind of jargon. Care to provide attribution links for that claim? etymology:'Dead Ringer' etymology:'Wringer' Hope this helps.
- posterboy 4y agoI absolutely don't think so, no. Any link is unlikely to help you read and understand my initial comment, seeing that you communicate in bleep bloop
- Trouble_007 4y agoAs you are obviously unable to admit that you are incorrect, and are incapable of preforming a basic search, it would seem pointless on my part to continue dialog with you. Hope this helps.
- posterboy 4y agoStill doesn't help. Horse back riding is in principle very closely related to ancient warfare, so if anything it supports my point, but new york race tracks with betting and especially cheating being the very topic of your poorly sourced folk etymology is effable.