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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also coney.] 1. (Zool.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (Lepus cuniculus). (b) The chief hare. [1913 Webster] Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be Hyrax Syriacus, called also daman, and cherogril. See Daman. [1913 Webster] 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Cherogril \Cher"o*gril\, n. [L. choerogryllus, Gr. ?; ? a young swine + ? a pig.] (Zool.) See Cony. [1913 Webster] | ||
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