cronyn.

Brit.

/ˈkrəʊni/, U.S.

/ˈkroʊni/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s chrony, 1600s cronee, 1600s–1800s croney, cronie.

Etymology: Found first after 1660. According to Skinner 1671 ‘vox academica’, i.e. a term of university or college slang. No connection with crone has been traced.

a. An intimate friend or associate; a ‘chum’.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close or intimate friend

belamy?c1225

friarc1290

specialc1300

necessaryc1384

familiar?c1400

great frienda1425

gossea1549

particular1577

shopfellow?1577

cockmate1578

privado1584

bosom friend1590

better half1596

ingle1602

inward1607

bully boy1609

bosom-piecea1625

hail-fellow1650

bosom-bird1655

intimate1660

crony1665

intimado1682

chum1684

friend of one's bosom1712

right bower1829

inquaintancea1834

cad1836

chummy1849

bond-friend1860

raggie1901

bosom1913

aceboy1951

boon coon1951

mellow1967

squeeze1980

acegirl2009

1665 S. Pepys Diary 30 May (1972) VI. 112 Jacke Cole, my old Schoolefellow..who was a great crony of mine.

1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 166 The Scots, your constant Cronyes, Th' Espousers of your Cause, and Monies.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 266 This is from Mrs. Furbish..an old School-Fellow and great Crony of her Ladyship's.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 265 The poor lad—my old cronie's son!

1857 W. Collins Dead Secret I. iii. ii. 159 Her father and the doctor had been old cronies.

1864 W. M. Thackeray Denis Duval vi. (1869) 85 My schoolfellow..became a great crony of mine.

b. attributive.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 177 He beat his breast, and tore his hair, For loss of his dear Crony Bear.

1713 J. Swift Elegy on Partridge in Poems Not one of all his crony stars To pay their duty at his herse!

a1845 T. Hood Ode Clapham Acad. x Some run..some twine Their crony arms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cronyv.

Brit.

/ˈkrəʊni/, U.S.

/ˈkroʊni/

Etymology: < crony n.

intransitive. To associate (with) as a crony.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > associate (with) as a crony

crony1826

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. v. 34 I wonder whom Grey will crony with this half!

1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. xiv. 278 Melancholy ever cronies with sublimity.

1873 St. Paul's Mag. ii. 712 The Earl of Delamere and Rollo cronied so completely, to use a schoolboy's word, that Elinor saw very little of her father.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crony
释义	cronyn. Brit. /ˈkrəʊni/, U.S. /ˈkroʊni/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s chrony, 1600s cronee, 1600s–1800s croney, cronie. Etymology: Found first after 1660. According to Skinner 1671 ‘vox academica’, i.e. a term of university or college slang. No connection with crone has been traced. a. An intimate friend or associate; a ‘chum’. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close or intimate friend belamy?c1225 friarc1290 specialc1300 necessaryc1384 familiar?c1400 great frienda1425 gossea1549 particular1577 shopfellow?1577 cockmate1578 privado1584 bosom friend1590 better half1596 ingle1602 inward1607 bully boy1609 bosom-piecea1625 hail-fellow1650 bosom-bird1655 intimate1660 crony1665 intimado1682 chum1684 friend of one's bosom1712 right bower1829 inquaintancea1834 cad1836 chummy1849 bond-friend1860 raggie1901 bosom1913 aceboy1951 boon coon1951 mellow1967 squeeze1980 acegirl2009 1665 S. Pepys Diary 30 May (1972) VI. 112 Jacke Cole, my old Schoolefellow..who was a great crony of mine. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 166 The Scots, your constant Cronyes, Th' Espousers of your Cause, and Monies. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 266 This is from Mrs. Furbish..an old School-Fellow and great Crony of her Ladyship's. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 265 The poor lad—my old cronie's son! 1857 W. Collins Dead Secret I. iii. ii. 159 Her father and the doctor had been old cronies. 1864 W. M. Thackeray Denis Duval vi. (1869) 85 My schoolfellow..became a great crony of mine. b. attributive. Π 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 177 He beat his breast, and tore his hair, For loss of his dear Crony Bear. 1713 J. Swift Elegy on Partridge in Poems Not one of all his crony stars To pay their duty at his herse! a1845 T. Hood Ode Clapham Acad. x Some run..some twine Their crony arms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). cronyv. Brit. /ˈkrəʊni/, U.S. /ˈkroʊni/ Etymology: < crony n. intransitive. To associate (with) as a crony. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > associate (with) as a crony crony1826 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. v. 34 I wonder whom Grey will crony with this half! 1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. xiv. 278 Melancholy ever cronies with sublimity. 1873 St. Paul's Mag. ii. 712 The Earl of Delamere and Rollo cronied so completely, to use a schoolboy's word, that Elinor saw very little of her father. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1663v.1826
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