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runnion

runnion is the alternative form of ronyon.

Meaning of ronyon

Noun

ronyon (plural ronyons)

  1. (obsolete) A mangy or scabby creature.
    • 'Aroynt thee, witch!', the rump-fed ronyon cries.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...

Proper noun capitalized: Runnion

Runnion (plural Runnions)

  1. A surname.

Forms of runnion

Noun
pluralrunnions
Proper noun
pluralRunnions

Questions about runnion

What does runnion mean?
Runnion means a surname.
What is runnion the alternative form of?
Runnion is the alternative form of ronyon.
What part of speech is runnion?
Runnion is a proper noun.

Words near runnion in the dictionary

  1. runningbacks
  2. runningly
  3. runnings
  4. runnings of the bulls
  5. runningwear
  6. runnion
  7. runnions
  8. runns
  9. runny
  10. runny nose
  11. runny noses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: runnion (page history and authors); Runnion (page history and authors); ronyon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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