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Re: crone

#74384 06/28/2002 6:00 PM

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Keiva

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Keiva

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Most women consider being called a crone slightly insulting.

The dictionary give a definition that is certainly insulting ("An ugly, withered old woman; a hag"), and says the word is related to carrion.

Would the word crone be associated with a witch?

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