[Cf. CON v.3, and F. cogner = frapper.] A rap with the knuckles, a knock, a fillip.
1620. Shelton, Quix., III. xxvi. 182. He rates him, as if he meant to give him half a dozen Cons [media docena de coscorrones] with his Sceptre.
1845. Disraeli, Sybil, 285. A fellow in a blue coat fetches you the Devil’s own con on your head.
1878. H. C. Adams, Wykehamica, 420. Con, a smart tap on the head administered generally with the knuckles.
