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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Canard

/kən-ärd'/ · Ca·nard · IPA /kəˈnɑɹd/
01 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.
  1. 1.
    An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.