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English
Etymology
From French rogne (“scab, mange”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ronyon (plural ronyons)
- (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 Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :'Aroynt thee, witch!', the rump-fed ronyon cries.
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