Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. --Spenser.
They say they con to heaven the highway. --Spenser.
2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit
to memory; to regard studiously.
Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he
conned As if he had been reading in a book.
--Wordsworth.
I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson.
--Burke.
{To con answer}, to be able to answer. [Obs.]
{To con thanks}, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.]
--Shak.