Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various long-eared, short-tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, as the commonly domesticated Old World species Oryctolagus cuniculus or the cottontail.
- n. A hare.
- n. The fur of a rabbit or hare.
- n. Sports A runner who intentionally sets a fast pace for a teammate during a long-distance race.
- v. To hunt rabbits or hares.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A rodent mammal, Lepus cuniculus, of the hare family, Leporidæ; a kind of hare notable for burrowing in the ground. This animal is indigenous to Europe, but has been naturalized in many other countries, and is the original of all the domestic breeds. It is smaller than the common hare of Europe, L. timidus or variabilis, with shorter ears and limbs. The natural color is brownish, but in domestication black, gray, white, and pied individuals are found. The ears are naturally erect, but in some breeds they fall; such rabbits are called
lopped or lop-eared, and degrees of lopping of the ears are named half-lops and full-lops. Rabbits breed in their burrows or warrens, and also freely in hutches: they are very prolific, bringing forth several times a year, usually six or eight at a litter, and in some countries where they have been naturalized they multiply so rapidly as to become a pest, as in Australia for example. The fur is used in the manufacture of hats and for other purposes, and the flesh is esteemed for food. - n. Hence Any hare; a leporid, or any member of the Leporidæ. The common gray rabbit or wood-rabbit of the United States is L. sylvaticus, also called
cottontail and molly cottontail, a variety of which (or a closely related species) is the sage-rabbit of western North America, L. artemisia. The marsh-rabbit is L. palustris; the swamp-rabbit of the Southern States is L. aquaticus. Various large long-eared and long-limbed hares of western North America are calledjack-rabbits or jackass-rabbits. The South American rabbit or hare is the tapeti, L. brasiliensis. See cuts under cottontail, jack-rabbit, and hare. - To hunt or trap rabbits.
- n. A wooden implement used in mixing mortar.
- n. A wooden can used as a drinking-vessel.
- An interjectional imperative, equivalent to confound.
Wiktionary
- n. A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- n. The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
- n. A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.
- n. cricket A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.
- v. intransitive To hunt rabbits.
- v. US, intransitive To flee.
- v. UK, intransitive To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand.
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
- n. the fur of a rabbit
- v. hunt rabbits
- n. flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
Etymologies
- From Cockney rhyming slang rabbit and pork, to talk. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English rabet, young rabbit, probably from Old French, from Middle Dutch robbe, rabbit. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“To sink into those wide feather beds and sleep the round of the clock while the old women washed and dried their clothes for them; to eat rabbit stew and pommes frites in the garden, rabbit stew made with red wine and chestnuts.”
“I had never heard the term rabbit trails before, only goat trails, LOL.”
“You could also practise speech marks and question makrs – if your rabbit is asking questions – or this might be a little too advanced for Kindergarten.”
“Sometimes in their rambles in the woods, they started a wild hare, which they called a rabbit, who fled away from them with long leaps, and was soon out of sight, so that they could hardly catch a glimpse of him in his rapid flight.”
“A week after Christmas, Macy's was unloading furs at outtahere prices like $378 for a "rabbit" coat -- "rabbit" is Chinese for cat, cat lovers be forewarned!”
“Remove the rabbit from the soak and roll in seasoned flour.”
What is your favorite wild game dish? How do you prepare it???
“Yes macing an innocent rabbit is wrong, but I see a small hint of humor in this.”
“A rabbit is pulled from a hat, your card is instantly guessed, an object disappears from a hand and appears behind your ear, and a woman who was split in half is put back together.”
“The cupcakes can be frosted as a whole cake and the pieces can be pulled off one by one when the rabbit is served.”
“Squirrel/rabbit is a lot cheaper, less gear, and more action.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘rabbit’.
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Loanwords
Since English is littered with loanwords, everything could conceivably end up here. But there is a distinct feeling associated with these.. maybe they're young additions to the English language; I ...
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Punch Lines
I'm terrible with jokes - maybe a list of punch lines will help.
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Brand Theft Auto
A marque list for cars--models or companies who've used common words as their name.
explorer, navigator, frontier, mustang, quest, cougar, sidekick, legend, legacy, ranger, voyager, civic and 266 more...
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Yazhinni Spelling bee
tongue, stallion, scruple, salinity, schedule, rouge, populist, Permian, perspire, pasteurize, multitude, mournful and 227 more...
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You animal!
Names of animals that are also used to describe kinds of people. Nouns only, preferably single word.
For a related list, see sionnach's beastly verbs.rabbit, shark, hog, pussycat, bear, bull, skunk, hawk, wildcat, buck, slug, heifer and 112 more...
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Nature and Environment
north, east, west, mountain, sea, beach, river, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, island and 205 more...
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cricket
everything cricket
backlift, bail, batsman, batsmen, batswoman, batswomen, beamer, blockhole, bodyline, bosie, bouncer, boundary and 471 more...
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rabbits,hares,pikas
there are 80 species of lagomorphs
with 6 litters a year ,an average
of 5 .....lagomorph, rabbit, hare, pika, North American pika, black-lipped pika, volcano rabbit, Amami rabbit, pygmy rabbit, swamp rabbit, eastern cottontail, European rabbit and 35 more...
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Animals
pig, camel, ant, ape, donkey, badger, bat, beaver, bee, cat, dog, cow and 82 more...
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Furriery
Anything to do with the fur trade.
furriery, badger, trap, trapper, beaver, polecat, fitch, fitchew, mink, chinchilla, rabbit, fur and 47 more...
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Double Letter words
Here is a list of Double Letter Words! Everyone is welcome to add some more words if needed!
bubbles, gallop, wheel, follow, grasshopper, bunny, rabbit, summer, groovy, puppy, fitness, greetings and 65 more...
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animals
horse, bear, fish, bull, pig, donkey, elephant, cow, tortoise, cat, sheep, dog and 14 more...
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animals (2 syllable)
A list of common animal names. Keep the list to 2 syllable words.No scientific names. No proper names like 'Fluffy' the elephant.Insects and other creatures (even ficticious like 'dragon') are we...
baboon, rabbit, raptor, dragon, camel, hornet, llama, cobra, cheetah, penguin, puppy, dolphin and 87 more...
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Meats: For All the Carnivores out There
Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!
Just kidding. Kind of.yak, wood pigeon, wild turkey, wild boar, venison, veal, turtle, turkey, squirrel, squab, snail, rattlesnake and 51 more...
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ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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Animals (besides pottos)
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robin, wagtail, frog, bunny, pronk, rabbit, fur, badger, mouse, bee, crepuscular, purr and 140 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for rabbit.

oroboros The French will eat almost anything. A young cook decided that the French would enjoy feasting on rabbits and decided to raise rabbits in Paris and sell them to the finer restaurants in the city.
He searched all over Paris seeking a suitable place to raise his rabbits. None could be found. Finally, an old priest at the cathedral said he could have a small area behind the rectory for his rabbits.
He successfully raised a number of them, and when he went about Paris selling them, a restaurant owner asked him where he got such fresh rabbits.
The young man replied, "I raise them myself, near the cathedral. In fact, I have a hutch back of Notre Dame." Jun 6, 2010
dontcry Still one of my favorite jokes! Jan 6, 2010
oroboros How do you catch a unique rabbit? Unique up on it!
How do you catch a tame rabbit? Tame way, unique up on it! Jan 6, 2010
reesetee Awww.... :-( Oct 23, 2009
bilby Biofuel. Oct 23, 2009
bilby Cricket jargon - a player who is not very accomplished at batting. Dec 1, 2007