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Cony   Listen
noun
Cony  n.  (Written also coney)  
1.
(Zool.)
(a)
A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (Lepus cuniculus).
(b)
The chief hare. Note: 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."
3.
(Zool.)
(a)
An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda.
(b)
A local name of the burbot. (Eng.)





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"Cony" Quotes from Famous Books



... he refuses To take apprehension Of a year's pension, And more is behind; Put him in mind Christmas is near, And neither good cheer, Mirth, fooling, nor wit, Nor any least fit Of gambol or sport Will come to the court If there be no money, No plover or cony Will come to the table, Or wine to enable The muse, or the poet, The parish will know it Nor any quick warming-pan help him to bed; If the 'Chequer be empty, so ...
— In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 - Christmas Poems from 'round the World • Various
... cony. The word "incony" (meaning sweet, delicate) occurs twice in Love's Labour Lost. ...
— A Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. III • Various
... the Hog-fish, the Dog-fish, the Dolphin, the Cony- fish, the Parrot-fish, the Shark, the Poison-fish, Sword-fish, and not only other incredible fish, but you may there see the Salamander, several sorts of Barnacles, of Solan-Geese, the Bird of Paradise, such sorts of Snakes, ...
— The Complete Angler • Izaak Walton


Words linked to "Cony" :   pika, warren, eutherian mammal, Old World rabbit, hyrax, Angora, placental mammal, Procavia capensis, lapin, Ochotonidae, rock hyrax, collared pika, leporid mammal, das, cottontail rabbit, eutherian, gnawing mammal, mouse hare, rabbit ears, bunny rabbit, cottontail, Ochotona princeps, lagomorph, dassie, rabbit, bunny, Ochotona collaris, Procaviidae, leporide, scut, family Procaviidae, Oryctolagus cuniculus, European rabbit, little chief hare, coney


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