English Explanatory Dictionary

iron ring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The symbol of a Canadian engineer. A faceted stainless steel or iron ring worn on the little finger of the dominant hand, signifying a trained Canadian engineer, awarded in Canada after an accompanying oath of professional conduct, in a private ceremony with dramatic rites.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see iron, ring.

Word forms

iron ring iron rings

Etymology

From being a finger ring made of wrought iron, traditionally explained as being extracted from the debris cleared from the collapse of the Quebec Bridge.

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