Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Ronyon

or Ronion. A term of contempt to a woman. It is the French rogneux (scabby, mangy).

“You hag, you baggage, you polecat, you ronyon! out, out!” —Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, iv. 2r

“`Aroint thee, witch!' the rump-fed ronyon cries.” Shakespeare: Macbeth, i. 3.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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