"ring play" meaning in All languages combined

See ring play on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ring plays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ring play (countable and uncountable, plural ring plays)
  1. (US, chiefly African-American, Caribbean) Any of various (mainly children's) games played in a circle, typically with dance movements and singing. Tags: Caribbean, US, countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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