reynard
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Reynard
n 1: a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage
in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Renard \Ren"ard\ (r?n"?rd), n. [F. renard the fox, the name of
the fox in a celebrated epic poem, and of German origin, G.
Reinhard, OHG. Reginhard, properly, strong in counsel; regin
counsel (akin to Goth. ragin) + hart hard. See {Hard}.]
A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in
poetry. [Written also {reynard}.]
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "reynard":
African hunting dog, Artful Dodger, Cape hunting dog,
Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, brush wolf, charmer,
coyote, crafty rascal, dingo, dodger, fox, glib tongue,
horse trader, hyena, jackal, lobo, medicine wolf, prairie wolf,
shyster, slick citizen, sly dog, slyboots, sweet talker, swindler,
timber wolf, trickster, wolf
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