cony-catcher

English

Noun

cony-catcher (plural cony-catchers)

1. (obsolete) A cheat or sharper; a deceiver.
   • 16th century, Thomas Deloney, The Blind Beggar of Bednall Green

     I am turn'd Cony catcher since thou wentſt

Related terms

• cony-catch
• cony-catching

 

References

• “cony-catcher”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

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