ronyon

ronyon or ron·ion [ruhn-yuh n] ExamplesWord Origin noun Obsolete.

1. a mangy creature.

Origin of ronyon 1590–1600; perhaps French rogne mange Examples from the Web for ronyon Historical Examples of ronyon

Then it “bit,” as it were, into the rudder post, and she just felt it—but only just—the ronyon!

Hills and the Sea

H. Belloc