Definition of "ninths" []

• Plural form of ninth. (noun)

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• "'The ninths were a cycle battalion, although they didn't really use their cycles, and like many territorials they replaced regulars based in India."
• "As thousands were killed on both sides in the muddy fields of France during the Somme, the 'ninths' were also pictured playing the 'Kents' at bicycle polo."
• "In Copenhagen, "Instead of driver's education classes, children attend biker's ed in the third and ninths grades, where they learn traffic laws, proper bike etiquette and general agility," according to Campus Progress 'Newman."