What is meant by the term 'ring throwing' in A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY' ?
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What is meant by the term 'ring throwing' in A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY' ?
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Announce one's candidacy or enter a contest, as in The governor was slow to throw his hat in the ring in the senatorial race. This term comes from boxing, where throwing a hat in the ring formerly indicated a challenge; today the idiom nearly always refers to political candidacy. [ c. 1900] See also: hat, ring, throw.