cony

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see also: CONY, CoNY

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkəʊni/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkoʊni/

Noun

cony (plural conies)

1. A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
2. (UK, dialect) Rabbit fur.
3. Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps).
   1. Used in the Old Testament as a translation of Hebrew שָׁפָן, thought to be the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis}, syn. Hyrax syriacus).
4. (obsolete) A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.
   • 1599, Diet's Dry Dinner:

     It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher.

5. An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: Epinephelus apua, the hind of Bermuda; nigger-fish, Epinephelus punctatus; Cephalopholis fulva.
6. Several species of tropical west Atlantic groupers of family Epinephelidae, such as the mutton hamlet, graysby, Cuban coney, and rooster hind.
7. (UK, dialect) The burbot.
8. (obsolete) A woman; a sweetheart.

Synonyms

• (rabbit) bunny, hare
• (tropical West Atlantic groupers) coney
• (burbot) coney-fish

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CONY

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Proper noun

1. Abbreviation of City of New York#English|City of New York. New York City

Synonyms

• (City of New York) NYC / N.Y.C. / N. Y. C. / nyc; New York City / City of New York / New York; New York, New York

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CoNY

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Proper noun

1. Alternative form of CONY Abbreviation of City of New York#English|City of New York. New York City

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