rush ring

noun

A fake ring made from a rush (the plant), anciently used to seduce girls into mock marriage.

Meanings

nounrush ring (plural rush rings)

plural rush rings

  1. historicalA fake ring made from a rush (the plant), anciently used to seduce girls into mock marriage.
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