ronyon

English

Alternative forms

• ronion

Etymology

From French rogne (“scab, mange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌnjən/
• Rhymes: -ʌnjən

Noun

ronyon (plural ronyons)

1. (obsolete) A mangy or scabby creature.
   • c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

     'Aroynt thee, witch!', the rump-fed ronyon cries.

References

• “ronyon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.