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ca·nard I. \senses 1 & 3 kəˈnärd, ka-, -nȧd; sense 2 kȧnȧr\ noun (plural canards \senses 1 & 3 -dz; sense 2 -ȧr\) Etymology: French, duck, from Old French quanart drake, from caner to cackle (of imitative origin) + -art -ard; in sense 1, French, from the expression Middle French vendre des canards à moitié to cheat, deceive, literally, to half-sell ducks 1. a. : a false or unfounded report or story; especially : a fabricated report (as by a newspaper) b. : a groundless rumor or belief 2. cookery : duck 1b 3. : an airplane having the horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of the main supporting surfaces II. noun : a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft that increases the aircraft's stability |