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teething ring

n.
A ring of hard plastic or rubber upon which a teething baby can bite.
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teething ring

n
a plastic, hard rubber, or bone ring on which babies may bite while teething
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teeth′ing ring`


n.
a circular ring, usu. of plastic, ivory, bone, etc., on which a teething baby can bite.
[1890–95, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.teething ring - device used for an infant to suck or bite onteething ring - device used for an infant to suck or bite on
baby's dummy, pacifier, comforter
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
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Translations

teething ring

n → dentaruolo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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