ringlestone
(UK, obsolete) The ringed dotterel, or ringed plover.
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(UK, obsolete) The ringed dotterel, or ringed plover.
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An obsolete British name for the stonechat (Saxicola rubicola), a small bird that makes a distinctive sharp clicking call reminiscent of two stones being struck together. The name is descriptively precise and typical of older English dialect bird naming. It has been entirely replaced by the modern standard name.