coneys

Variant of coney

coney definition

co·ney (kō′nē)

noun pl. coneys -·neys or conies -·nies

  1. a kind of rabbit or a pika: early term no longer in scientific use
  2. rabbit fur
  3. a small animal mentioned in the Bible, probably the hyrax
  4. any of several marine fishes; esp., a grouper (Epinephelus fulvus) of the tropical W Atlantic
  5. Obsolete a gullible person; dupe

Etymology: ME coni (taken as sing. of OFr conis) < OFr conin, conil (pl. conis) < L cuniculus, rabbit

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