Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CO'NY
CO'NY, n. [D. konyn; G. kanin; Sw. kanin; Dan. kanine; Fr. conin or conil; L. cuniculus; It. coniglio; Sp. conejo; Ir. cuinin; W. cwning. The primary sense is a shoot, or a shooting along.]
A rabbit; a quadruped of the genus Lepus, which has a short tail and naked ears. In a wild state the fur is brown, but the color of the domestic rabbit is various.
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