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Risley

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A suburban area in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6592). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A village and civil parish (served by Risley with Hopwell Parish Council) in Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4635). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable
Noun
  1. 1
    A circus performer who performs antipodism, lying on the back while carrying burdens on the feet. attributive, sometimes

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English hrīs (“twig, branch; brushwood”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to rice + -ley (“lea”). The circus term comes from the name of Richard Risley Carlisle (1814–1874), who developed this kind of act in the United States.

Etymology 2

From Old English hrīs (“twig, branch; brushwood”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to rice + -ley (“lea”). The circus term comes from the name of Richard Risley Carlisle (1814–1874), who developed this kind of act in the United States.

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