Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cronies"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crony \Cro"ny\ (kr?"n?), n.; pl. {Cronies} (-n?z). [Orig., an
old woman. See {Crone}.]
1. A crone. [Obs.] ``Marry not an old crony.'' --Burton.
2. An intimate companion; a familiar frend. [Colloq.]
He soon found his former cronies, though all rather
the worse for the wear and tear of time. --W.
Irving.
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