Cony-catcher

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• Cony

  ·noun The chief hare. II. Cony ·noun A local name of the burbot. III. Cony ·noun A <<Simpleton>>. ...

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• Catcher

  ·noun One who, or that which, catches. II. Catcher ·noun The player who stands behind the batsman t...

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• Cony-catch

  ·vt To <<Deceive>>; to <<Cheat>>; to <<Trick>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Cony Court

  In Gray's Inn, 1676 (L. and P. Chas. II. XVIII. 296). ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• tom cony

  A simple fellow. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Torpedo catcher

  ·add. ·- A small fast vessel for pursuing and destroying torpedo boats. ...

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• Word-catcher

  ·noun One who cavils at words. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• boot catcher

  The servant at an inn whose business it is to clean the boots of the guest. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• devil catcher

  A parson. See snub devil. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fart catcher

  A valet or footman from his walking behind his master or mistress. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• rabbit catcher

  A midwife. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fly-catcher

  n. bird-name used elsewhere.The Australian species are – – Black-faced Flycatcher – – Monarcha mela...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• oyster-catcher

  n. common English bird-name.The Australasian species are – – Pied, Haematopuslongirostris, Vieill.;...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• oyster-catcher

  , or sea-pye. The black and white coast-bird, Hæmatopus ostralegus. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• wagtail fly-catcher

  See wagtail ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris