ronyon

or ron·ion

[ ruhn-yuhn ]

nounObsolete.
  1. a mangy creature.

Origin of ronyon

1
1590–1600; perhaps <French rogne mange

Words Nearby ronyon

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How to use ronyon in a sentence

  • Then it "bit," as it were, into the rudder post, and she just felt it—but only just—the ronyon!

    Hills and the Sea | H. Belloc