cony

or co·ney

[ koh-nee, kuhn-ee ]
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noun,plural co·nies.
  1. the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.

  2. the daman or other hyrax of the same genus.

  1. the pika.

  2. a rabbit.

  3. Obsolete. a person who is easily tricked; gull; dupe.

Origin of cony

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for cony

cony

coney

/ (ˈkəʊnɪ) /


nounplural -nies or -neys
  1. a rabbit or fur made from the skin of a rabbit

  2. (in the Bible) another name for the hyrax, esp the Syrian rock hyrax

  1. another name for pika

  2. archaic a fool or dupe

Origin of cony

1
C13: back formation from conies, from Old French conis, plural of conil, from Latin cunīculus rabbit

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