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| rabbit [ rábbit ] |
noun (plural rabbits or rabbit) |
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1. zoology small furry animal: a small burrowing animal with long ears, soft fur, and a short tail. Rabbits are commonly kept as pets. Family Leporidae.
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2. industry rabbit fur: the fur of a rabbit, used to make hats and other accessories
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3. food rabbit flesh: the meat of a rabbit
  rabbit pie
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4. novice: a beginner or an unskilful player of a game or sport
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dated informal
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intransitive verb (3rd person present singular rabbits, present participle rabbiting, past and past participle rabbited) |
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1. hunt rabbits: to go hunting for wild rabbits
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2. chatter: to talk for a long time about unimportant things
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informal
)
He spent over an hour rabbiting to his mother on the phone.
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| [14th century. Probably < Old French< Middle Dutch or Low German robbe] |
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| rabbiter noun |
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