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ronyon

American  
[ruhn-yuhn] / ˈrʌn jən /
Or ronion

noun

Obsolete.
  1. a mangy creature.


Etymology

Origin of ronyon

1590–1600; perhaps < French rogne mange

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

From Hills and the Sea by Belloc, Hilaire

A sailor's wife had chestnuts in her lap, And mounch'd, and mounch'd, and mounch'd:—"Give me," quoth I: "Aroint thee, witch!" the rump-fed ronyon cries.

From Macbeth by Shakespeare, William

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