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Definition: daman
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. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (
Lepus cuniculus
).
(b) The chief hare.
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Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be
Hyrax Syriacus
, called also
daman, and
cherogril. See
Daman.
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2. A simpleton. [Obs.]
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It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our
usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry
Dinner (1599).
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3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An important edible West Indian fish (
Epinephelus apua
); the hind of Bermuda.
(b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
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