cony-catcher
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
cony-catcher (plural cony-catchers)
- (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
- 16th century, Thomas Deloney, The Blind Beggar of Bednall Green
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References[edit]
- “cony-catcher”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.