crone

crone

6 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. n. An old ewe. Source: opted
2. n. An old woman; -- usually in contempt. Source: opted
3. n. An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an old woman. Source: opted
4. n. an ugly evil-looking old woman Source: wordnet
5. 1. An old ewe. [Obs.] Tusser. 2. An old woman; -- usually in contempt. But still the crone was constant to her note. Dryden. 3. An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an old woman. [R.] The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel, . . . which his master had given him. W. Irving. A few old battered crones of office. Beaconsfield. Source: webster
6. n:100 n an ugly evil-looking old woman Source: ecdict

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