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

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, lagomorph

Examples 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 Ranger
Hamlin Garland
But he clung to the cony and dragged it out of reach beneath a boulder.
Watched by Wild Animals
Enos A. Mills
The cony is a relative of the rabbit, the squirrel, the beaver, and the prairie dog.
Watched by Wild Animals
Enos A. Mills
The weasel is the most persistent and effective enemy of the cony.
Watched by Wild Animals
Enos A. Mills
About all the cony has to do is to find the den and take possession.
Watched by Wild Animals
Enos A. Mills

British Dictionary definitions for cony

cony

coney

noun plural -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

Word Origin for cony

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

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Word Origin and History for cony

see coney.