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单词 coney-catcher
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Definition of coney-catcher in English:

coney-catcher

noun ˈkəʊnɪˌkatʃə
  • 1A swindler, a cheat, a trickster; a perpetrator of confidence tricks; a deceiver. Also figurative. Now archaic or historical.

  • 2A person (occasionally also a trap or a dog) that catches rabbits. Compare "rabbit catcher". Now regional or historical.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592), writer and playwright. From coney + catcher.

 
 

Definition of coney-catcher in US English:

coney-catcher

nounˈkəʊnɪˌkatʃə
  • 1A swindler, a cheat, a trickster; a perpetrator of confidence tricks; a deceiver. Also figurative. Now archaic or historical.

  • 2A person (occasionally also a trap or a dog) that catches rabbits. Compare "rabbit catcher". Now regional or historical.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592), writer and playwright. From coney + catcher.

 
 
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