rognon

/ rɔɲɔ̃ /

noun

Origin of rognon¹

C20: literally: kidney

Across this portion of the glacier we proceeded westward, purposing to attempt the ascent at the Rognon side.

Ali smiled to see him go, and then, when he was no longer in sight, turned into the apartment of the Baron of Mont-Rognon.

On the twenty-eighth day of his captivity Mont-Rognon greeted Ali with a smile which he struggled to make as gracious as possible.

"To make a good supper," said Mont-Rognon, with a hollow voice, gnashing his teeth like castanets.

Mont-Rognon, whose normal state was semi-intoxication, was the first to wake next day.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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