ring-dropping
A form of fraud in which a ring or other spurious article is supposed to be found just…A form of fraud in which a ring or other spurious article is supposed to be found just in front of the mark, who is tempted to buy it at a fraction of its claimed value.
Meaning
1 senses(historical, uncountable)A form of fraud in which a ring or other spurious article is supposed to be found just in front of the mark, who is tempted to buy it at a fraction of its claimed value.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable