Obs. Early variant of DHONEY, DONEY, a small South Indian sailing vessel.
1582. N. Lichefield, trans. Castanheda’s Conq. E. Ind., I. xxiv. 60. There came towarde him to ye number of lx. Tonys full of Souldiers.
1704. Collect. Voy. (Churchill), III. 734/2. Four Fishermen were coming to us in a Tony or Fisher-boat.
