From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrabbitrab‧bit1 /ˈræbɪt/ ●●● S3 noun 1 [countable]HBA a small animal with long ears and soft fur, that lives in a hole in the ground2 [uncountable]HBADF the fur or meat of a rabbit
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rabbit• Rabbits were part of their bounty; this classic preparation can be prepared with wild or domestic rabbit.• I've made a rabbit pie.• It was decorated with an overdressed pale-blue rabbit in non-toxic paint.• Nildro-hain was the first rabbit they met.• Many knowing rabbit connoisseurs and hunters prize simple fried rabbit.• Their seven children, carved in high relief in diminishing size according to age, clustered round their feet like rabbits.• Remove rabbit from marinade and pat dry with paper towels.• When rabbit is done, remove from pan to a serving platter and keep warm.rabbitrabbit2 verb → rabbit on→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
rabbit• Danny Baker was born to banter, conceived to chat and has a remit to rabbit.Origin rabbit (1300-1400) Probably from Walloon robett, robete, from Middle Dutch robbe