Cony

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit (Lepus cuniculus).

2. The chief hare.

3. A simpleton. [Obs.] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. Diet's Dry Dinner (1599).

4. An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda.

5. A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]