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“you are so full of cony-catching”
Double Meaning
Act 4,
Scene 1
Lines 32-34

An explanation of “cony-catching” in Act 4, Scene 1 of myShakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.

Curtis

There's fire ready, and therefore, good Grumio, the news.    

Grumio

Why, 'Jack, boy, ho boy!' and as much news as wilt thou.    

Curtis

Come, you are so full of cony-catching.    
  1. Trickery. A cony is a rabbit (not the smartest of animals), which is caught by luring it into a snare.
  2. “Catchy” phrases, such as the proverb and the nursery rhyme Grumio has just recited.