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Bell. As to rent by ringing church bells, see Doe d. Edney v. Benham, (1845) 7 QB 976; and for a case of nuisance by bell-ringing, see Soltau v. De Held, (1851) 2 Sim NS 133. As to annoyance in street by ringing doorbell, see (English) Town Police Clauses Act, 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 89), s. 28; (English) Metropolitan Police Act, 1839 (2 & 3 Vict. c. 47), s. 54; and STREET OFFENCES....
bell ringing
playing a set of bells that are usually hung in a tower...
change ringing
ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing See change9 n...
Ring
To cause to sound especially by striking as a metallic body as to ring a bell...
bell ringer
a person who rings church bells as for summoning the congregation...
Bell
A hollow metallic vessel usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth containing a clapper or tongue and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck...
Ring-dropping
Ring-dropping, a trick variously practised. One mode is as follows, the circumstances being taken from Patch's case, 2 East, P.C. 678:-The prisoner, with accomplices, being with their victim, pretends to find a ring wrapt in paper, appearing to be a jeweller's receipt for a 'rich brilliant diamond ring.' They offer to leave the ring with the victim if he will deposit some money and his watch as a security. He lays his watch and money, is beckoned out of the room by one of the confederates, while the others take away his watch, etc. This is a larceny. See further 2 Russ. On Cr....
Piston ring
A spring packing ring or any of several such rings for a piston...
Ringed
Encircled or marked with or as with a ring or rings...
Wedding-rings
Wedding-rings. As to the assaying and marking of gold wedding-rings, see 18 & 19 Vict. c. 60, s. 1....
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