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Crony vs Cronk - What's the difference?

crony | cronk |

As nouns the difference between crony and cronk

is that crony is close friend while cronk is {{cx|Manx|lang=en}} A hill or barrow.

As a verb cronk is

to honk like a goose.

crony

English

Noun

(cronies)
  • (informal) Close friend.
  • * Washington Irving
    • He soon found his former cronies , though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time.
  • (informal) Trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.
  • (obsolete) An old woman; a crone.
  • * Burton
    • Marry not an old crony .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * cronyism

    See also

    * croony

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    cronk

    English

    Etymology 1

    Imitative. Compare quonk.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To honk like a goose.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hill or barrow.
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