cony

noun9

1. •
   A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).

   • I were skynnes of conny, / That causeth I loke so donny. — 1517
2. •
   Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps).
3. •
   Used in the Old Testament as a translation of Hebrew שָׁפָן (shafán), thought to be the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis, syn. Hyrax syriacus).
4. •
   An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: Epinephelus apua, the hind of Bermuda; nigger-fish, Epinephelus punctatus; Cephalopholis fulva.
5. •
   Any of certain members of family Epinephelidae of Atlantic groupers, such as mutton hamlets, graysby, Cuban coneys, and rooster hinds.
6. •
   (dialect, UK) Rabbit fur.
7. •
   (dialect, UK) A burbot.
8. •
   (no longer used) A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.

   • It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. — 1599
9. •
   (no longer used) A woman; a sweetheart.