rab|bit

rab|bit
rab|bit «RAB iht», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a) a burrowing animal about as big as a cat, with soft fur, a short, fluffy tail, long hind legs, and long ears. Rabbits can make long jumps and run very fast and they are sometimes raised for food or fur. They are rodentlike mammals that belong to the same order as the hare but produce young without fur, and include the gray European species and the American cottontails. b) = hare. (Cf. ↑hare)
2. the fur a rabbit or hare.
3. = Welsh rabbit. (Cf. ↑Welsh rabbit)
4. Sports. a) a mechanical lure often shaped like a rabbit, used in dog races. b) a pacesetter in a race. c) a player in golf, chess, etc., who must participate in preliminary rounds to qualify for each event in a tournament. d) British. a poor tennis player or cricket batsman.
–v.i.
to hunt or catch rabbits.
╂[Middle English rabet]
–rab´bit|er, noun.

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