[See CONY.] The fur of the rabbit, used in hat-making, etc. Hence Cony-wool-cutter.
1714. Fr. Bk. of Rates, 224. Coney-Wool or Hair, which the Hatters and other Dealers bring from Foreign Parts.
1723. Lond. Gaz., No. 6171/7. Ruth Pritchard … Coneywooll Cutter.
1888. Pall Mall G., 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.
