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Rinking vs Drinking - What's the difference?

rinking | drinking |

As nouns the difference between rinking and drinking

is that rinking is (colloquial|dated) skating in a rink while drinking is an act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

As a verb drinking is

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rinking

English

Noun

(-)
  • (colloquial, dated) skating in a rink
    • (Webster 1913)

    drinking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
  • * 1853 , Susan Bogert Warner, The wide, wide world (page 372)
    • At home there were other studies and much reading; many tea drinkings on the lawn, and even breakfastings, which she thought pleasanter still.