ranny

R1A1N1N1Y4

noun

A shrew (the animal).

OriginLatin mūsarāneus →
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Meanings

nounranny (plural rannies)

plural rannies

  1. East AngliadialectalobsoleteA shrew (the animal).

    instead of a caligation or dimness, we conclude a cecity or blindness. Which hath been frequently inferred concerning other Animals, so some affirm the Water-Rat is blind, so Sammonicus and Nicander do call the Mus-Araneus, the shrew or Ranny, blind […]

    1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, section XVIII

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shrew

Origin

  1. Latinmūsarāneus“shrew, fieldmouse”
  2. Englishranny

From Latin mūsarāneus (“shrew, fieldmouse”).

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APA

ranny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranny

MLA

“ranny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranny. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranny.

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