ronyon
1Ronyon — Ronion Ron ion, Ronyon Ron yon, n. [F. rogne scab, mange.] A mangy or scabby creature. [1913 Webster] Aroint thee, with! the rump fed ronyon cries. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
2ronyon — noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps modification of French rogue scab, mange obsolete : a mangy or scabby creature * * * ronyon see runnion …
3ronyon — noun Etymology: perhaps modification of Middle French rogne scab Date: 1598 obsolete a mangy or scabby creature …
4ronyon — /run yeuhn/, n. Obs. a mangy creature. Also, ronion. [1590 1600; perh. < F rogne mange] * * * …
5ronyon — An obscure term used by Shakespeare in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Macbeth, in the former as a vocative. It appears to mean a fat, bulky woman. See also quotation under Witch …
6Ronion — Ron ion, Ronyon Ron yon, n. [F. rogne scab, mange.] A mangy or scabby creature. [1913 Webster] Aroint thee, with! the rump fed ronyon cries. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
7Aroint — A*roint ([.a]*roint ), interj. [Cf. Prov. E. rynt, rynt thee, roynt, or runt, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. r[=y]man to make room or way, fr. r[=u]m room. The final …
8Rump-fed — Rump fed, a. A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps fattened in the rump, pampered. The rump fed ronyon. [1913 Webster] …
9ronion — /run yeuhn/, n. Obs. ronyon. * * * …
10hag — A word which means an ugly old woman, a witch. It is a strong term of abuse in Shakespeare, expressing extreme disgust and contempt. Perhaps his most famous use of the term, apart from the ‘secret, black and midnight hags’ of Macbeth, is in… …
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