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Webster 1913 Edition
Cony
Co′ny
(? or ?; 277)
, Noun.
[OE.
coning
, conig
, coni
, OF. connin
, conin
, connil
, fr. L. cuniculus
a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also
coney
.] 1.
(Zool.)
(a)
A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (
. Lepus cuniculus
)(b)
The chief hare.
☞ The cony of Scripture is thought to be
Hyrax Syriacus
, called also daman
, and cherogril
. See Daman
. 2.
A simpleton.
[Obs.]
It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of
cony
and cony catcher
. Diet’s Dry Dinner (1599).
3.
(Zool.)
(a)
An important edible West Indian fish (
Epinephelus apua
); the hind of Bermuda. (b)
A local name of the burbot.
[Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Cony
CONY
, CONEY,Noun.