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Also Inflected form of ring

rung

UK/ˈɹʌŋ/ US/ˈɹɜŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

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2.

one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

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From Middle English rung, from Old English hrung, from Proto-West Germanic *hrungu, from Proto-Germanic *hrungō. Cognate with Dutch rong (“pole, stanchion”), German Runge (“stake, pole, stanchion”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰 (hrugga, “a staff”).

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