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I won't take credit for this, found this from Merriam-Webster online dictionary and the term old canard probably refers to the first definition of the word.

canard

ca·nard

noun \kə-ˈnärd also -ˈnär\

Definition of CANARD

1 a : a false or unfounded report or story; especially : a fabricated report

b : a groundless rumor or belief

2 : an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces; also : a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft that can increase the aircraft's performance

Examples of CANARD

  1. The book repeats some of history's oldest canards.
  2. the widespread canard that every lawyer is dishonest

Origin of CANARD

French, literally, duck; in sense 1, from Middle French vendre des canards à moitié to cheat, literally, to half-sell ducks First Known Use: 1851

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