Coneys

Word CONEYS
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Definitions and meanings of "Coneys"

What do we mean by coneys?

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

Rabbit fur.

Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps).

A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.

An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: Epinephelus apua, the hind of Bermuda; nigger-fish, Epinephelus punctatus; Cephalopholis fulva.

Several species of tropical west Atlantic groupers of family Epinephelidae, such as the mutton hamlet, graysby, Cuban coney, and rooster hind.

The burbot.

A woman; a sweetheart.

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The word "coneys" in example sentences

We found the whole country to be a warren of a strange kind of coneys; their bodies in bigness as be the Barbary coneys, their heads as the heads of ours, the feet of a want, 13 and the tail of a rat, being of great length. ❋ Unknown (1909)

Mr. Acosta, your title is misleading beause it coneys that you are looking at the issue objectively. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hillary was in Cincinnati yesterday eating cheese coneys at Skyline Chili, and Bill is hitting the barbecue hard in Texas. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I grew up in a town that had one, and always liked the chili-cheese coneys and some of the drinks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Remember young coneys, you read it on Rabett Run before it happened. ❋ EliRabett (2009)

Not sure how far of a reach Skyline Chili has outside of Ohio, but their cheese coneys have shredded cheese on them and damned if you don't find little shreds of cheddar in your car weeks after you ate that chili dog. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“To hunt coneys, and to hawk at ouzels!” said the Regent, smiling; “for such are the sports of ladies and their followers.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

To Dean, the great poet of Detroit ... send coneys. ❋ Anne Johnson (2008)

Birdalone laughed, and shook her skirts at the coneys, and they all scuttled away after the manner of their kind. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But now when the dame took the shoes and looked on them, and saw how there were oak-leaves done into them, and flowers, and coneys, and squirrels, she but smiled somewhat grimly on Birdalone, and said: Well, belike thou art a fool to waste thy time and mine in such toys; and to give thee thy due would be to give thee stripes. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Yep, Cincinnati Chili and cheese coneys for everyone! ❋ Unknown (2007)

Birds flitted around them, anxious at their presence, and various animals — rats, mice, rabbits, coneys, a veritable feast — scurried in the undergrowth or down into slits and cracks where they could not reach. ❋ Unknown (2006)

There were no tracks in the damp clay, except for those of coneys and other small animal traces that Kharl did not recognize. ❋ Modesitt, L. E. (2005)

“There is plenty of game in this wood,” said he; “pheasant cocks and pheasant hens, to say nothing of hares and coneys; and in the midst of it there is a space sown with a particular kind of corn for the support of the pheasant hens and pheasant cocks, which in the shooting-season afford pleasant sport for Biddulph and his friends.” ❋ Unknown (2004)

For his nutriment he shewed how he would feed himself exclusively upon a diet of savoury tubercles and fish and coneys there, the flesh of these latter prolific rodents being highly recommended for his purpose, both broiled and stewed with a blade of mace and a pod or two of capsicum chillies. ❋ Unknown (2003)

We ascended it, and found no life but hawks, coneys, an owl5, and a graceful species of black eagle6; there were many traces of buildings, walls, ruined houses, and wells, whilst the sides and summit were tufted with venerable sycamores. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Nay, said the monk, I do a great deal more than that; for whilst we are in despatching our matins and anniversaries in the choir, I make withal some crossbow-strings, polish glass bottles and bolts, I twist lines and weave purse nets wherein to catch coneys. ❋ Unknown (2002)

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