Bible Dictionaries
Canard

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Canard'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/canard.html. 1828.