canard |kəˈnär(d)|noun1 an unfounded rumor or story : the old canard that LA is a cultural wasteland.2 a small winglike projection attached to an aircraft forward of the main wing to provide extra stabilityor control, sometimes replacing the tail.ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘duck,’also ‘hoax,’ from Old French caner ‘to quack.’
I think I learned this word from television, but I don't remember the details. I wonder if it was from Cosmos.
I thought I knew what this word meant, but obviously not. Huh. Good thing I've never used it.
ReplyDeleteI bet you thought it meant duck.
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