RONCHIL
Ron"chil, n. Etym: [Cf. Sp. ronquillo slightly hoarse.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An American marine food fish (Bathymaster signatus) of the
North Pacific coast, allied to the tilefish. [Written also ronquil.]
RONCO
Ron"co, n. Etym: [Sp. ronco hoarse.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Croaker, n., 2. (a). [Texas]
RONDACHE
Ron`dache", n. Etym: [F.] (Anc. Armor.)
Defn: A circular shield carried by foot soldiers.
RONDE
Ronde, n. Etym: [F.] (Print.)
Defn: A kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken together a round look.
RONDEAU
Ron*deau", n. Etym: [F. See Roundel.] [Written also rondo.]
1. A species of lyric poetry so composed as to contain a refrain or repetition which recurs according to a fixed law, and a limited number of rhymes recurring also by rule.