[f. prec. sb.; in sense 2, a. F. canarde-r.]
1. intr. To fly abroad as a false report.
1862. Russell, in Times, 27 March. There were stories of all sorts last week respecting his resignation … which may be heard canarding about in the halls of the hotels.
2. To make a harsh sound like the cry of a duck, on a wind-instrument.
1841. Fraser’s Mag., XXIII. 399. A ragged starveling, canarding on a clarionet.
