jackrabbit

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The jackrabbit was a pest, but the cottontail was worth getting.

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  1. noun Any of several large, long-eared, long-legged hares of the genus Lepus.
  2. intransitive verb To move or begin to move rapidly or suddenly: "A rear tire blew out and the car jackrabbited out of control” (Sonny Kleinfield).
  3. adjective Moving or beginning to move in a sudden, rapid manner: won the race with a jackrabbit start.

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  • This shovel and shotgun talk was making me jumpy as a jackrabbit, but I tried not to let on. —  ElleryQueen'sMysteryMagazine,February2003
  • I jumped back like a jackrabbit and pointed my gun. —  EQMM,March-April2006
  • His heart gushed, and it was hard to keep from jumping like a jackrabbit. —  AnalogSFF,July-August2007
  • As his dad's Labrador retriever went foraging among the cattails for muskrat or jackrabbit, they pushed this boat into the muddy water and jumped aboard. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 01 - July 1996
  • The boat kicked forward like a stung jackrabbit, off kilter by the turn. —  The Last Oracle by James Rollins
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  1. jack(ass) (from its long ears) + rabbit.
 

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