crone
noun/kroʊn/
Frequency rank: #18,658 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
An old woman who appears withered or ugly.
Example sentence
The villagers whispered that the old crone living in the forest was actually a witch.
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