cony

or co·ney

[ koh-nee, kuhn-ee ]

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noun,plural co·nies.

the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
the daman or other hyrax of the same genus.

the pika.
a rabbit.
Obsolete. a person who is easily tricked; gull; dupe.

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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How to use cony in a sentence

That winter I climbed up to look for a number of objects and wondered concerning the cony.
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One cony had a series of connected rooms, enough almost for a cliff-dweller city.
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It appears that all cony stacks are placed by the entrance of the den, and in as sheltered a spot as possible.
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In the remains of a caved moraine I saw parts of a number of cony dens exposed.
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The upper limits of the inhabited cony zone present a barren appearance.
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British Dictionary definitions for cony

cony

coney

/ (ˈkəʊnɪ) /

nounplural -nies or -neys

a rabbit or fur made from the skin of a rabbit
(in the Bible) another name for the hyrax, esp the Syrian rock hyrax

another name for pika
archaic a fool or dupe

Origin of cony

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

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