Should a friend withdraw a ring from the finger of another, it is a sign it will break friendship. The owner should take off the ring and hand it to the friend.
Baldwinsville, N. Y.

Should a friend withdraw a ring from the finger of another, it is a sign it will break friendship. The owner should take off the ring and hand it to the friend.
Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 1393.
Fanny D. Bergen, editor.
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