Coney \Co"ney\ (? or ?), n.

1. (Zo["o]l.) A rabbit. See Cony.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A fish. See Cony.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Hind \Hind\, n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. ? a young deer.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as E. apua of Bermuda, and E. Drummond-hayi of Florida; -- called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind.

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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)