coney wooln.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊnɪ ˌwʊl/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊni ˌwʊl/

Forms: see coney n.¹ and wool n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coney n.¹, wool n.

Etymology: < coney n.¹ + wool n.

Now chiefly historical.

The fur of the rabbit, used esp. in hat-making.In quot. 1630 with punning allusion to cunny n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of rabbit

coneya1200

coney skinc1450

coney fur1597

coney wool1630

Angora1763

flick1812

rabbit1906

bunny1950

chinchilla1959

1630 T. Heywood Rape Lucrece (new ed.) sig. F4^v The German loues his Conny-wooll: The Irishman his Shagge-too, The Welsh his Munmouth loues to weare; And of the same will bragge too.

1646 J. Owen True Copy Welch Serm. 5 How did the Cony wool flye about her ears.

1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 224 Coney-Wool or Hair, which the Hatters and other Dealers bring from Foreign Parts.

1775 Deb. & Proc. House of Commons II. 6 He had spent the most pleasant part of his life in Norfolk, and he had as full opportunities to understand coney wool as any man.

1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 254 Coney Wool, or Rabbits Fur..principally used by hatters.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Nov. 10/2 ‘Coney wool’ is now worth 7s. a pound..Many of the dyed articles of fur, as well as many hats, are made of rabbit fur.

1965 B. W. Clapp John Owens v. 56 12,000 lb of hare and coney wool had, according to the export list, been sent to the U.S. in five or six weeks.

2001 K. Hipper Smugglers All (2003) v. 73 Ships arrived daily with supplies of coney wool.

Compounds

† coney wool cutter n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1700 Post Boy 12 Dec. Next week the Life of the said Coney-Wool-Cutter will be Publish'd.

1723 London Gaz. No. 6171/7 Ruth Pritchard..Coneywooll Cutter.

?1760 Bunter's Wedding (single sheet) Dainty plump Kent-street fair Kitty, a coney wool cutter by trade.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coney wool
释义	coney wooln. Brit. /ˈkəʊnɪ ˌwʊl/, U.S. /ˈkoʊni ˌwʊl/ Forms: see coney n.¹ and wool n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coney n.¹, wool n. Etymology: < coney n.¹ + wool n. Now chiefly historical. The fur of the rabbit, used esp. in hat-making.In quot. 1630 with punning allusion to cunny n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of rabbit coneya1200 coney skinc1450 coney fur1597 coney wool1630 Angora1763 flick1812 rabbit1906 bunny1950 chinchilla1959 1630 T. Heywood Rape Lucrece (new ed.) sig. F4^v The German loues his Conny-wooll: The Irishman his Shagge-too, The Welsh his Munmouth loues to weare; And of the same will bragge too. 1646 J. Owen True Copy Welch Serm. 5 How did the Cony wool flye about her ears. 1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 224 Coney-Wool or Hair, which the Hatters and other Dealers bring from Foreign Parts. 1775 Deb. & Proc. House of Commons II. 6 He had spent the most pleasant part of his life in Norfolk, and he had as full opportunities to understand coney wool as any man. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 254 Coney Wool, or Rabbits Fur..principally used by hatters. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Nov. 10/2 ‘Coney wool’ is now worth 7s. a pound..Many of the dyed articles of fur, as well as many hats, are made of rabbit fur. 1965 B. W. Clapp John Owens v. 56 12,000 lb of hare and coney wool had, according to the export list, been sent to the U.S. in five or six weeks. 2001 K. Hipper Smugglers All (2003) v. 73 Ships arrived daily with supplies of coney wool. Compounds † coney wool cutter n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1700 Post Boy 12 Dec. Next week the Life of the said Coney-Wool-Cutter will be Publish'd. 1723 London Gaz. No. 6171/7 Ruth Pritchard..Coneywooll Cutter. ?1760 Bunter's Wedding (single sheet) Dainty plump Kent-street fair Kitty, a coney wool cutter by trade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1630
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