cony
Americannoun
plural
conies-
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
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the daman or other hyrax of the same genus.
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the pika.
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a rabbit.
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Obsolete. a person who is easily tricked; gull; dupe.
noun
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a rabbit or fur made from the skin of a rabbit
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(in the Bible) another name for the hyrax, esp the Syrian rock hyrax
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another name for pika
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archaic a fool or dupe
Etymology
Origin of cony
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English, back formation from conyes, from Old French conis, plural of conil, from Latin cunīculus “rabbit, burrow,” a word said to be of Iberian origin, according with evidence that the rabbit spread through Europe from NW Africa and the Iberian Peninsula
Example Sentences
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On the convention floor a bal cony and press tables were ready for reporters.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under pressure from the Astor lobby, Congress obligingly laid extra duties on imported nutria skins, cony, wool and Russian hares, all of which competed with Astor's beavers and muskrats in the hatmaking industry.
From Time Magazine Archive
From a bal cony watched President John F. Kennedy, and at his side was a welcome guest: Tunisia's President Habib Bourguiba, 57, the father of his young country and a staunch friend of the West.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Wilt thou have my son, cony?" saith father.
From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
Rabbit, rab′it, n. a small rodent burrowing animal of the hare family: a cony: any member of the hare family.—v.i. to hunt rabbits.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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