cony
Americannoun
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conies
plural
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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
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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
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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
On the convention floor a bal cony and press tables were ready for reporters.
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
Several times, upon digging beneath the slide rock, I discovered cony dens, merely openings far down between the jumbled rocks, beyond the reach of wind and weather.
From A Mountain Boyhood by Enos B. (Enos Benjamin) Comstock
"Wilt thou have my son, cony?" saith father.
From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Maurice Henry Hewlett
From foes the conies shelter in the rocks.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
The climax conies in a death scene that should wring tears from an Ulsterman.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when it conies to the nouns, there is a clear distinction, or ought to be.
From Time Magazine Archive
Butley's life ravels like the end of his shirtsleeve; it conies undone in the single day we watch him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ricky conies along, his green hair extra spiked for the occasion.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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