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Crony vs Croyn - What's the difference?

crony | croyn |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between crony and croyn

is that crony is (obsolete) an old woman; a crone while croyn is (obsolete) cry as deer do at rutting time; murmur deeply.

As a noun crony

is (informal) close friend.

As a verb croyn is

(obsolete) cry as deer do at rutting time; murmur deeply.

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 .

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    Derived terms

    * cronyism

    See also

    * croony

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    croyn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) Cry as deer do at rutting time; murmur deeply.

    • References

    * New English Dictionary , by John Kersey, 1772 * Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English (containing words from the English writers previous to the nineteenth century which are no longer in use, or are not used in the same sense, and words which are now used only in the provincial dialects), by Thomas Wright (Esq., M.A., F.S.A., H.M.R.S.L., &c., CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE), 1857 (p361) * A dictionary of archaic and provincial words, obsolete phrases, proverbs, and ancient customs, from the fourteenth century , by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1881 (p283)

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