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Webster 1913 Edition
Rung
Rung
,imp.
& p.
p.
Ring
. Rung
,Noun.
[OE.
ronge
, AS. hrung
, a staff, rod, pole; akin to G. runge
a short, thick piece of iron or wood, OD. ronghe
a prop, support, Icel. röng
a rib in a ship, Goth. Hrugga
a staff.] 1.
(Shipbuilding)
A floor timber in a ship.
2.
One of the rounds of a ladder.
3.
One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
4.
(Mach.)
One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rung
RUNG
, pret. and pp. of ring.RUNG
,Noun.