crone
crone (krōn) , noun
[OD. kronie, karonie, an old sheep, Old French carogne, French charogne, carrion (also French carogne ill-natured woman.). See Carrion, and Crony.]
1.
An old ewe. [Obsolete] — Tusser
2.
An old woman; -- usually in contempt.
But still the crone was constant to her note.
3.
An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an old woman. [Rare]
The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel,... which his master had given him.
A few old battered crones of office.