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02319 Co"ny (? atau ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] altsp [Written also asp coney /asp .] /altsp 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (Lepus cuniculus). (b) The chief hare. note &hand; The cony of Scripture is thought to be Hyrax Syriacus, called also altname daman /altname , and altname cherogril /altname . See Daman. /note 2. A simpleton. mark [Obs.]It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher.
Diet's Dry Dinner (1599).3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. mark [Eng.]
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