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рында

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ры́нда • (rýnda) m anim (genitive ры́нды, nominative plural ры́нды, genitive plural рынд)

  1. (historical) an armor-bearer or bodyguard of a Muscovite tsar
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From a mondegreen of English “ring the bell”, a British officer's command interpreted as «ры́нду бей» («rýndu bej», “strike the rynda”) by Russian sailors.

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ры́нда • (rýnda) f inan (genitive ры́нды, nominative plural ры́нды, genitive plural рынд)

  1. (nautical) three triple strikes of a ship's bell marking noon in Russian naval tradition
  2. (informal) a ship's bell
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