roany
/ˈrəʊni/Chiefly English regional (northern ) and Scottish. Now historical
adjective
Designating a type of thick tar formerly used for smearing sheep to protect the skin and fleece.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh Weekly Journal. Probably from roan + -y, apparently so called on account of its colour.
- greater
- Greater Bairam
- greater celandine
- Greater Feria
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- greater nobility
- greater omentum
- greater redpoll
- greater spotted woodpecker
- greater-than sign
- greatest common divisor
- greatest common measure
- Greatest Generation
- greatest happiness principle
- greatest hits
- greatest lower bound
- great ewe
- Great Exhibition
- great-eyed
- Great Falls
- Great Famine
- Great Fast
- Great Father
- Great Fire