CONY

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (Lepus cuniculus).

2.
n.

The chief hare.

3.
n.

A simpleton. [Obs.] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. Diet's Dry Dinner (1599).

4.
n.

An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda.

5.
n.

A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]