Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax
         Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See
         {Daman}.

   2. 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).

   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.]