co|ny

co|ny «KOH nee, KUHN ee», noun, plural -nies.

1. rabbit fur. Cony is used to make or trim coats.

2. = rabbit. (Cf. ↑rabbit)

3. a small, rabbitlike rodent; pika.

4. a small, rodentlike animal with hoofs; hyrax (in the Bible, Leviticus 11:5).

5. any one of various marine fishes, especially the rock hind.

6. Obsolete. a dupe; gull. Also, coney.

╂[< Old French conil < Latin cunīculus rabbit < an Iberian word]