cony

ˈkəʊ.ni

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#1·2h ago

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

Origin: From , back formation from conies, from , the plural of connil, from , of unknown origin. Cognate to , , , , and . The original pronunciation was (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 becoming standard. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·2h ago

(UK, dialect) Rabbit fur.

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#3·2h ago

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

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