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From the Scottish National Dictionary
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  1. Crony n. † CRONY , CRONIE , n . A potato; also the earthnut, Bunium flexuosum (Nai. 1892 Trans' pick a cronie. Hence crony-hill , a potato-field (Dmf. 1808 Jam.). [The word has been transferred 
  2. Barley Johnny n.' an' noo Forgaithers wi' a crony.  
  3. Wally n.-chamber , valet-de-chambre, id.; also a crony, a close companion (Abd. 1921, -shang ). Sc. 1816 
  4. Goss n. † GOSS , n . A crony, friend; “a silly, but good natured man” (Sc. 1710 T. Ruddiman Gl . to 
  5. Tartle v.1, n.1. 1921 A. Dodds Antrin Sangs 54: A lassie, tartlin' on him, speired Gif he was no' a crony. II 
  6. Bottle n.1 doctor's bottle-brose. 2 . Bottle-crony , a boon companion. Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry 
  7. Aff-hand adv., adv. phr., adj. wi' a bosom crony. 2 . adj . Done off-hand; careless, free and easy, unpremeditated 
  8. Troon n., v., adj. Loon 10: First to hail 'im was his crony, His marrow, Dod, an' neebor trony. II . v. tr . and 
  9. Hauch v., n. J. S. Sands Poet. Effusions 98: Ilk friend and crony prin their mou, Or gies a cough or sober 
  10. Heist v., n.. 1956 Mearns Leader (10 Aug.) 6: His crony wid gie him a wee heistie up, an' doon again. Edb 
  11. Sing v.2, n.2 quot. Fif. 1886 A. Stewart Dunfermline (1889) 228: He would meet with a crony or two of an 
  12. Blink v., a dizzen years back, a crony o' Dauvit Blinkit his scaud o' a wife. Fif. 1825 Jam. 2 
  13. Jamb n. ither on the ingle jamb. Hence used attrib . in combs.: ¶(1) jamb-freen , a crony, intimate friend 
  14. Scaud v., n. 16: Noo' a dizzen years back, a crony o' Dauvit Blinkit his scaud o' a wife. 7 . Scurvy. Sic 
  15. Luve v., n. friend and crony o' my ain, gat o'er the lugs in loove. Sc. 1827 Bonnie Annie in Child 
  16. Preen n., v.. (5) Ags. 1833 J. S. Sands Poems 98: Ilk friend and crony prin their mou, Or gies a cough 
  17. Hail adj., n.1, v.1. Bch. 1929 J. Milne Dreams o' Buchan 44: He, wi' a droothy crony, Wad tak' a dram, then aff 
  18. Rive v., n. complacency over the dissensions. Speaking to a crony about the kirk, he was known to say, “'Od, man, I wuss 

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From A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue