"cony" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊ.ni/ [UK], /ˈkoʊ.ni/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cony.wav Forms: conies [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊni Etymology: From Middle English cony, back formation from conies (plural), from Anglo-Norman conis, the plural of connil (“rabbit”), from Latin cunīculus, of unknown origin. Cognate to Dutch konijn, German Kaninchen, Spanish conejo, and Portuguese coelho. The original pronunciation was /ˈkʌni/ (for the spelling, compare honey and money), but the similarity to cunt (and particularly homophony with cunny) led through taboo avoidance both to the word's displacement in the main by rabbit and bunny and to the spelling-pronunciation /ˈkəʊni/ becoming standard. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|coni|cony}} Middle English cony, {{der|en|xno|conis}} Anglo-Norman conis, {{der|en|la|cunīculus}} Latin cunīculus, {{cog|nl|konijn}} Dutch konijn, {{cog|de|Kaninchen}} German Kaninchen, {{cog|es|conejo}} Spanish conejo, {{cog|pt|coelho}} Portuguese coelho Head templates: {{en-noun}} cony (plural conies)
  1. A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus). Categories (lifeform): Hyraxes, Lagomorphs, Rabbits
    Sense id: en-cony-en-noun-PfCzozY6 Disambiguation of Hyraxes: 20 8 16 16 11 18 6 4 1 Disambiguation of Lagomorphs: 20 8 16 16 12 18 6 3 1 Disambiguation of Rabbits: 21 12 14 14 11 17 6 4 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English spelling pronunciations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 11 9 16 14 16 6 4 0 Disambiguation of English spelling pronunciations: 23 10 9 16 14 17 6 4 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 6 10 25 10 11 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 1 20 8 14 17 12 19 6 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 24 9 10 17 14 17 6 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 9 8 18 8 24 6 5 1
  2. (UK, dialect) Rabbit fur. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-cony-en-noun-UAxGlYdd Categories (other): British English
  3. Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps). Categories (lifeform): Hyraxes, Lagomorphs
    Sense id: en-cony-en-noun-ZAgAe7LP Disambiguation of Hyraxes: 20 8 16 16 11 18 6 4 1 Disambiguation of Lagomorphs: 20 8 16 16 12 18 6 3 1 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 1 20 8 14 17 12 19 6 2 0
  4. Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps).
    Used in the Old Testament as a translation of Hebrew שָׁפָן (shafán), thought to be the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis, syn. Hyrax syriacus).
    Categories (lifeform): Hyraxes, Lagomorphs
    Sense id: en-cony-en-noun-9oYNwy7o Disambiguation of Hyraxes: 20 8 16 16 11 18 6 4 1 Disambiguation of Lagomorphs: 20 8 16 16 12 18 6 3 1 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Catalan translations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 1 20 8 14 17 12 19 6 2 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 9 8 18 8 24 6 5 1
  5. (obsolete) A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Hyraxes, Lagomorphs
    Sense id: en-cony-en-noun-ln6T9HQg Disambiguation of Hyraxes: 20 8 16 16 11 18 6 4 1 Disambiguation of Lagomorphs: 20 8 16 16 12 18 6 3 1 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 1 20 8 14 17 12 19 6 2 0
  6. An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: Epinephelus apua, the hind of Bermuda; nigger-fish, Epinephelus punctatus; Cephalopholis fulva. Categories (lifeform): Gadiforms, Hyraxes, Lagomorphs, Serranids Translations (Epinephelus apua): групър (grupǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-cony-en-noun-ewx1~bbs Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 15 6 11 11 8 35 7 6 1 Disambiguation of Hyraxes: 20 8 16 16 11 18 6 4 1 Disambiguation of Lagomorphs: 20 8 16 16 12 18 6 3 1 Disambiguation of Serranids: 15 6 10 11 8 36 8 6 1 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 1 20 8 14 17 12 19 6 2 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 9 7 15 10 26 6 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 9 8 18 8 24 6 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 8 8 19 9 26 6 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 18 10 8 16 9 25 7 6 1 Disambiguation of 'Epinephelus apua': 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
  7. Several species of tropical west Atlantic groupers of family Epinephelidae, such as the mutton hamlet, graysby, Cuban coney, and rooster hind.
    Sense id: en-cony-en-noun-xQCRM6NX
  8. (UK, dialect) The burbot. Tags: UK, dialectal Synonyms (burbot): coney-fish
    Sense id: en-cony-en-noun-KZLfsiHU Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'burbot': 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 99 0
  9. (obsolete) A woman; a sweetheart. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cony-en-noun-XmTT5d~I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (rabbit): bunny, hare, coney, cunny, connie Synonyms (tropical West Atlantic groupers): coney Derived forms: cony wool Related terms: Coney Island Translations (rabbit): conill [masculine] (Catalan), królik [masculine] (Polish), kuneho (Tagalog), buot (Tagalog), dagang-taingahan (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'rabbit': 40 40 0 0 9 0 11 0 0 Disambiguation of 'tropical West Atlantic groupers': 4 2 3 4 3 41 41 1 0 Disambiguation of 'rabbit': 40 40 0 0 9 0 11 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "rabbit",
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        "masculine"
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      "sense": "rabbit",
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      "word": "królik"
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      "_dis1": "40 40 0 0 9 0 11 0 0",
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      "sense": "rabbit",
      "word": "kuneho"
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      "sense": "rabbit",
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      "word": "dagang-taingahan"
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}
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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
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      "word": "cony wool"
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      "name": "inh"
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      },
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    {
      "word": "Coney Island"
    }
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          "english": "I wear skins of cony, / That cause me to look so dunny.",
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          "text": "I were skynnes of conny, / That causeth I loke so donny.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], lines 344-346:",
          "text": "ORLANDO. Are you native of this place? / ROSALIND. As the cony that you see / dwell where she is kindled.",
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      "glosses": [
        "Rabbit fur."
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        "(UK, dialect) Rabbit fur."
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        "dialectal"
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        "Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps)."
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        "Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps).",
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        "(obsolete) A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher."
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
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      "glosses": [
        "An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: Epinephelus apua, the hind of Bermuda; nigger-fish, Epinephelus punctatus; Cephalopholis fulva."
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)"
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        "Several species of tropical west Atlantic groupers of family Epinephelidae, such as the mutton hamlet, graysby, Cuban coney, and rooster hind."
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      "glosses": [
        "The burbot."
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        "(UK, dialect) The burbot."
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        "A woman; a sweetheart."
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        "(obsolete) A woman; a sweetheart."
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      "sense": "rabbit",
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    {
      "sense": "rabbit",
      "word": "hare"
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      "sense": "tropical West Atlantic groupers",
      "word": "coney"
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      "sense": "burbot",
      "word": "coney-fish"
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      "sense": "rabbit",
      "word": "coney"
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    {
      "sense": "rabbit",
      "word": "cunny"
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    {
      "sense": "rabbit",
      "word": "connie"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "conill"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "królik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "rabbit",
      "word": "kuneho"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "rabbit",
      "word": "buot"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "rabbit",
      "word": "dagang-taingahan"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "grupǎr",
      "sense": "Epinephelus apua",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "групър"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cony"
}

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