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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONY-CATCH

v.i.[cony and catch. ] In the cant of thieves, to cheat; to bite; to trick.

 

CONY-CATCHER

n.A thief; a cheat; a sharper.

 

CONY-CATCHING

n.Banter.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONY-CATCH

CONY-CATCH Co "ny-catch, v. t.

 

Defn: To deceive; to cheat; to trick. [Obs. ] Take heed, Signor Baptista, lest you be cony-catched in the this business. Shak.

 

CONY-CATCHER

CONY-CATCHER Co "ny-catch `er, n.

 

Defn: A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. [Obs. ] Minsheu.