or tom cony, subs. (old).—A simpleton. [From the proverbial simplicity of the rabbit or CONY.]—See CONY-CATCH, verb, and for synonyms, BUFFLE-HEAD and CABBAGE-HEAD.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
or tom cony, subs. (old).—A simpleton. [From the proverbial simplicity of the rabbit or CONY.]—See CONY-CATCH, verb, and for synonyms, BUFFLE-HEAD and CABBAGE-HEAD.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
