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2561 Etymology dictionary, p. swing (n.).5
Phrase in full swing "in total effect or operation" (1560s) perhaps is from bell-ringing. The backyard or playground swing-set "one or more children's swings on a rigid frame" is by 1912, American English.
2562 Etymology dictionary, p. tan (n.).4
… circus ring.
2563 Etymology dictionary, p. tang (v.).2
1540s, "strike a bell," imitative. By c. 1600 as "utter a ringing tone;" as a noun, 1660s, "a tanging sound." Related: Tanged; tanging .
2564 Etymology dictionary, p. teething (n.).2
"dentition, the growth of teeth," 1724, verbal noun from teethe (v.). Teething-ring is attested from 1853.
2565 Etymology dictionary, p. tetracycline (n.).2
1952, with chemical suffix -ine (2) + tetracyclic "containing four fused hydrocarbon rings," from tetra- "four" + cyclic .
2566 Etymology dictionary, p. three (num.).3
… . Three-ring circus is recorded by 1898. Three-sixty "complete turnaround" is from 1927, originally among aviators, in reference to the number of degrees in a …
2567 Etymology dictionary, p. throw (v.).4
… the ring "issue a challenge," especially to announce one's candidacy, first recorded 1917. To throw up "vomit" is first recorded 1732. To throw (someone) off "confuse …
2568 Etymology dictionary, p. tingle (v.).2
… a ringing sensation when hearing something," also "have a stinging or thrilling feeling," variation of tinkelen (see tinkle ). Related: Tingled; tingling. The noun …
2569 Etymology dictionary, p. tinkle (v.).2
"to make a gentle ringing sound," late 14c., possibly a frequentative form of tinken "to ring, jingle," perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning "to urinate" is recorded from 1960, from childish talk. Related: Tinkled; tinkling. As a noun from 1680s.
2570 Etymology dictionary, p. tintinnabulation (n.).2
"the ringing of bells," 1823, from Latin tintinnabulum "bell," from tintinnare "to ring, jingle" (reduplicated form of tinnire "to ring," from an imitative base) + instrumental …
2571 Etymology dictionary, p. tocsin (n.).2
… , the ringing of an alarm bell" (late 14c.), from Old Provençal tocasenh, from tocar "to strike" (from Vulgar Latin *toccare "strike a bell;" see touch (v.)) + senh "bell, bell note …
2572 Etymology dictionary, p. trachea (n.).2
… the rings of cartilage that form the trachea), from fem. of trakhys "rough," from PIE *dhre-gh-, suffixed form of root *dher- (1). See artery for connection with windpipe …
2573 Etymology dictionary, p. trend (v.).2
… trent "ring, boundary," Dutch trent "circumference," Danish trind "round"); origin and connections outside Germanic uncertain. Sense of "have a general tendency …
2574 Etymology dictionary, p. trundle (n.).2
… trendel "ring, disk" (see trend (v.)). Also probably in part from Old French trondeler "to roll down, fall down," which is of Germanic origin.
2575 Etymology dictionary, p. tween (prep.).2
… the Rings" for "the irresponsible twenties between [Hobbit] childhood and coming of age at thirty-three." Earlier in this sense was subteen (1952). Related: Tweens …
2576 Etymology dictionary, p. unready (adj.).3
… the Rings."
2577 Etymology dictionary, p. varvel (n.).2
"metal ring attached to the end of a hawk's jess and connecting it to the leash," 1530s, from Old French vervelle "falcon's leg fetter" (14c.), from Vulgar Latin derivation of Latin vertibulum "joint." Related: Varvels .
2578 Etymology dictionary, p. washer (n.2).2
"flat ring for sealing joints or holding nuts," mid-14c., generally considered an agent noun of wash (v.), but the sense connection is difficult, and the noun may derive instead from the ancestor of French vis "screw, vise" (see vise ).
2579 Etymology dictionary, p. wedding (n.).2
… . Wedding ring is from late 14c.; wedding cake is recorded from 1640s, as a style of architecture from 1879. Wedding dress is attested from 1779; wedding reception …
2580 Etymology dictionary, p. whirl (v.).2
c. 1300, probably from Old Norse hvirfla "to go round, spin," related to hvirfill "circle, ring, crown," and to Old English hweorfan "to turn" (see wharf ). Related: Whirled; whirling. Whirlybird "helicopter" is from 1951.