Meaning

noun any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

noun the fur of a rabbit

noun flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

originFrom Middle English rabet, rabette, from Anglo-Latin rabettus, from dialectal Old French rabotte, probably a diminutive of Middle Dutch or West Flemish robbe (“rabbit, seal”), of uncertain origin; possibly some imitative verb, maybe robben, rubben (“to rub”) is used here to allude to a characteristic of the animal. See rub. Related forms include Middle French rabouillet (“baby rabbit”) and in…

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