Country Dictionary

Dinger

Any bell - a doorbell, a church bell, a gong or hand bell.

Also a "little ripper" or a "you beaut" event, meaning an exciting experience that is memorable.

The church dinger was clanging loudly.
He rang the dinger at the entrance, but no-one came to the door.

The footy match was a real dinger. We had a real dinger of a holiday. There was a dinger of a brawl in the pub last night.

Ringer

A cattle or sheep station hand/stockman, employed to muster cattle or sheep on horseback. (Aus)

The telephone (Aus)

"We will need at least 5 ringers to muster the top paddock, if we want to finish it in a single day."

"I'll call you on the ringer tomorrow."