1. (often foll by: on, with, etc) the act of working with another or others on a joint project. 2. something created by working jointly with another or others. 3. the act of cooperating as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country. colËlaboËrationist n.
Written Jun 6, 2013 Â· Upvoted by. The poem is actually derived from the Great Plague of London in 1665. Allegedly, a 'Ring around the rosie' was a reference to a rose-colored pustule on the skin that developed a ring around it and indicated that one had been infected.
The ring around a rosie refers to the round, red rash that is the first symptom of the disease. The practice of carrying flowers and placing them around the infected person for protection is described in the phrase, a pocket full of posies..