1. a rabbit
Usage: archaic or dialectal
2. rabbit fur used for clothing
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The old farmer still called rabbits coneys, using the traditional term.
• Medieval texts often mention hunting coneys in the warren.
• The coat was trimmed with soft coney fur.
• Coney Island in New York was named after the rabbits that once lived there.
• The warren keeper managed hundreds of coneys for the lord’s table.
• In old English literature, coneys were prized for both meat and fur.