ringneck

noun

ring·​neck ˈriŋ-ˌnek How to pronounce ringneck (audio)
: a ring-necked animal

Examples of ringneck in a Sentence

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This recipe adapts the hops-roasting technique with something a little wilder—a ringneck pheasant. The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024 However, some people who release the birds themselves, mistakenly buy white ringneck doves and king pigeons from pet stores to release during their ceremonies. Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 June 2021 At 9 Saturday morning, opening bell of the ringneck season, Lee Clancy cast two English setters ahead of him. Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020 Pheasants Forever, for instance, doesn’t devote itself exclusively to Chinese ringnecks. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ringneck was in 1791

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“Ringneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringneck. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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