"coony," he is, in the main, merciful, his breast overflowing with the milk of human kindness. From Wordnik.com. [The Death Shot A Story Retold] Reference
Which is fine by me: what could be prettier than a quite coony baby with bright green beautiful eyes?. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast At Tiffany's]
The Saucy Willow's fam'ly is goin 'about lookin' partic'lar harmless an 'innocent; but they're coony enough to be in camp that day. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfville Nights] Reference
"Why" said I, quite coony and innocently -- "Somebody recommended it to me too -- I read a little of it, which indeed seem'd to be above the common place works of this kind.". From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Johnson and Fanny Burney] Reference
"The chase was not a long one, for in a few seconds the steady barking of the dogs told us that poor ` coony 'was ` treed.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness] Reference
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