Coney
Encyclopedia
Places
- Coney ArmConey Arm, Newfoundland and LabradorConey Arm is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador....
, a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador - Coney Beach Pleasure ParkConey Beach Pleasure ParkConey Beach Pleasure Park is a small amusement park in Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom, in operation since 1920. Throughout its history, the park's period of operation is from Easter weekend of each year up until the final weekend of October...
, an amusement park in Wales - Coney's CastleConey's CastleConey's Castle is an Iron Age hill fort in Dorset, England. The name Coney is from the Old English for rabbit , suggesting medieval use as a domestic warren, as at nearby Pilsdon Pen....
, a fort in Dorset, England - ConeygarConeygarConeygar is a suburb of Bridport in Dorset, England.-External links:*...
, a suburb of Bridport, Devon, England - ConeyhurstConeyhurstConeyhurst is a hamlet in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A272 road 1.6 miles southeast of Billingshurst. It is named after the old words for "Rabbit - wood"....
, a hamlet in West Sussex, England - Coney Island (disambiguation)Coney Island (disambiguation)- Places :* Coney Island, Bermuda, a small island in St. George's Parish, Bermuda* Coney Island, Cincinnati, Ohio, an amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio...
, any of a number of islands - ConeysthorpeConeysthorpeConeysthorpe is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Castle Howard and 4 miles west of Malton. The Centenary Way long-distance path runs through the village....
, a small village in North Yorkshire, England - ConeythorpeConeythorpeConeythorpe is a small settlement in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the A1 road.-External links:*...
, a small village in North Yorkshire, England - Coney WestonConey WestonConey Weston is a village in Suffolk, within the St. Edmundsbury district. It is a primarily rural residential town that has dormitory town status. It is north of Ixworth and from Bury St...
, a village in Suffolk, England
Animal
Coney (icon, historically ˈ) is an English word for a rabbitRabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...
or rabbit hair
Rabbit hair
Rabbit hair is the fur of the common rabbit. It is most commonly used in the making of fur hats and coats, and is considered quite valuable....
, (deriving from the Latin cuniculus, meaning "rabbit"), as well as several derived terms:
- Cuban ConeyCuban ConeyThe Cuban Coney is an extinct species of rodent in the Capromyidae family. It was endemic to Cuba.Its natural habitats were lowland moist forests, xeric shrublands and rocky areas...
, an extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
species of rodentRodentRodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the Capromyidae family. It was endemic to CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. - Coney, a translation of the Hebrew Bible word (shaphan), in modern English "rock hyrax" (a rodent-like member of the order Hyracoidea)
- Coney, the common name for Cephalopholis fulvaCephalopholis fulvaA Grouper from the Western Atlantic that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 41cm in length....
, a grouperGrouperGroupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.Not all serranids are called groupers; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name grouper is usually given to fish in one of two large genera: Epinephelus...
fish - Coney-catchingConey-catchingConey-catching is Elizabethan British slang for theft through trickery. It comes from the word "coney" , meaning a rabbit raised for the table and thus tame.A coney-catcher was a thief or con man....
, a term for confidence trick in Elizabethan English - Coney, a representation of a rabbit in heraldry; see Charge (heraldry)Charge (heraldry)In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon . This may be a geometric design or a symbolic representation of a person, animal, plant, object or other device...
and Three haresThree haresThe three hares is a circular motif appearing in sacred sites from the Middle and Far East to the churches of southwest England , and historical synagogues in Europe.... - Coney or cony, an alternate name for pikaPikaThe pika is a small mammal, with short limbs, rounded ears, and short tail. The name pika is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae . One genus, Ochotona, is recognised within the family, and it includes 30 species...
, a rabbit-like alpine animal
Food
In the United States, coney (ˈ, rhymes with bony) may refer to several foods:- Coney Island hot dogConey Island hot dogConey Island hot dog refers to a natural casing beef hot dog, topped with an all-meat beanless chili, and diced or chopped white onions with one or two strips of yellow mustard. The variety is a fixture in Jackson, Flint, Detroit, and southeastern Michigan...
, founded in Detroit, Michigan, served at a number of restaurants in the midwestern United States - Coney sauce, a spicy beef chiliChili con carneChili con carne is a spicy stew. The name of the dish derives from the Spanish chile con carne, "chili pepper with meat". Traditional versions are made, minimally, from chili peppers, garlic, onions, and cumin, along with chopped or ground beef. Beans and tomatoes are frequently included...
served on hot dogs - Coney, an alternative name for a "white hot" hot dog in Central New York; see Hot dog variationsHot dog variationsThis is a listing of regional variations on the hot dog. Different areas of the world have local variations on the type of meat used, condiments and means of preparation, which are enumerated below.-Alabama:...
People
- Dean ConeyDean ConeyDean Henry Coney is a former professional footballer.He was a striker who played for Fulham, QPR and Norwich City. A cruciate ligament injury at Norwich ended his professional career, after which he played briefly in Hong Kong before playing non-league football back in England with Farnborough...
, footballer - Hykiem ConeyHykiem ConeyHykiem Coney was an anti-gang activist with Help End Violence Now Coalition , located in Nassau County, New York.Coney was the founder of the "Outlaws", a Hempstead gang affiliated with The Bloods. He was sent to prison for gang related activity, and upon his release was prepared to avenge the...
, anti-gang activist - Jeremy ConeyJeremy ConeyJeremy Vernon Coney MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 52 Test matches and 88 ODIs for New Zealand, captaining them in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs. He was one of New Zealand's most successful batsmen, at least by average, and he made 16 fifties, but centuries often eluded him and he had to...
, cricketer - Malachy ConeyMalachy ConeyMalachy Coney is a comics writer and cartoonist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He grew up in Ardoyne in the north of the city.-Biography:Coney's first notable comics work was a two-episode installment of Third World War, "A Symphony of Splintered Wood", co-written with Pat Mills and painted by...
, a comic writer - Michael G. ConeyMichael G. ConeyMichael Greatrex Coney was a British science fiction writer who spent the later half of his life in Canada. Born in Birmingham, England on September 28, 1932, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia in 1972...
, science fiction writer - Sandra ConeySandra ConeySandra Lorraine Coney, QSO is a New Zealand feminist and women's health campaigner who is currently an Auckland Councillor.-Activist career:...
, feminist and women's health campaignist - Theodore Edward Coneys, a murderer
Popular culture
- "Coney" is used instead of the word rabbit by Samwise GamgeeSamwise GamgeeSamwise Gamgee, later known as Samwise Gardner and commonly as Sam, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Samwise is one of the chief characters in Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, in which he fills an archetypical role as the sidekick of the protagonist, Frodo...
and the other hobbits in J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. TolkienJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
in The Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
, as well as in the Monster Blood Tattoo Series, by D. M. CornishD. M. CornishDavid M. Cornish is a fantasy author and illustrator from Adelaide, South Australia. His first book is Foundling, the first part of the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy. The second book named Lamplighter was released in May 2008...