AXUNGIA, in a general sense, denotes old lard, or the driest and hardest of any fat in the bodies of animals; but more properly it signifies only hog's lard.
AY, or AI, a town of France, in the department of Marne, containing 2500 inhabitants. It is celebrated for its wines, which are esteemed superior to any in Champagne. Five leagues south of Rheims.