Cony
Cony (? o?; 277) , noun
[Old English coning, conig, coni, Old French connin, conin, connil, from Latin cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.]
1.
(a) (Zoology) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (Lepus cuniculus)
(b)
(Zoology) The chief hare.
The cony of Scripture is thought to be Hyrax Syriacus, called also daman, and cherogril. See Daman.
2.
A simpleton. [Obsolete]
It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher.
3.
(a) (Zoology) An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda.
(b)
(Zoology) A local name of the burbot. [English]