Cony

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkəʊni/
• US IPA: /ˈkoÊŠni/Rhymes: -əʊni
• in the past IPA: /ˈkÊŒni/Rhymes: -ÊŒni

Alternative forms

• (rabbit) coney, cunny, connie

Origin

From Middle English coni, from conies, from Anglo-Norman conis, the plural of conil, from Latin cuniculus ("rabbit"), from Proto-Basque *(H)unči (compare Basque untxi).

Full definition of cony

Noun

1. A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as ).
2. (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.
3. An edible West Indian fish, the , the hind of Bermuda.
4. (UK, dialect) The burbot (fish).

Synonyms

• (rabbit) bunny, hare

Anagrams

• cyon