Pronunciation : Co"ny ( or ; 277)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also coney.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.) (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. Diet's Dry Dinner (1599).
3. (Zo?l.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913