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
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
Among smaller animals the jerboa and other descriptions of rat, and the wabar or cony are common; lizards and snakes are numerous, most of the latter being venomous.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
From foes the conies shelter in the rocks.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
More convincing evidence against sodium conies from simpler cultures, where it is still possible to find people living relatively simple lives on low-salt diets.
From Time Magazine Archive
If so much of the daily news conies from the same source, why should it be trusted more on television than in print?
From Time Magazine Archive
Echoed the Cleveland Press: "The picture that conies through ... is that of the leader of this nation who permitted his tax lawyers and accountants to cut every corner."
From Time Magazine Archive
It goes through grassland studded with honey-acacia trees, and it goes past factories, and then it conies to a rotary and enters the bustling street life of Nairobi.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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