cony
or co·ney
[koh-nee, kuhn-ee]
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
1150–1200; Middle English, back formation from conyes < Old French conis, plural of conil < Latin cunīculus rabbit, burrow, a word said to be of Iberian orig., according with evidence that the rabbit spread through Europe from NW Africa and the Iberian Peninsula
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Related Words for cony
rodent, hare, bunny, buck, cony, capon, doe, cuniculus, cottontail, chinchilla, lapin, coney, lagomorphExamples from the Web for cony
Historical Examples of cony
In such heights man is of no more value than the wolf or the cony.
Cavanagh: Forest RangerHamlin Garland
But he clung to the cony and dragged it out of reach beneath a boulder.
Watched by Wild AnimalsEnos A. Mills
The cony is a relative of the rabbit, the squirrel, the beaver, and the prairie dog.
Watched by Wild AnimalsEnos A. Mills
The weasel is the most persistent and effective enemy of the cony.
Watched by Wild AnimalsEnos A. Mills
About all the cony has to do is to find the den and take possession.
Watched by Wild AnimalsEnos A. Mills
cony
coney
noun plural -nies or -neys
Word Origin for cony
C13: back formation from conies, from Old French conis, plural of conil, from Latin cunīculus rabbit
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