cramp ring

noun

1

: a ring supposed to avert or cure sickness (as cramp or epilepsy)

specifically : one formerly consecrated for this purpose by one of the sovereigns of England on Good Friday

2

obsolete : fetter, shackle

Word History

Etymology

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