rabbit
- noun
- /ˈræbɪt/
- One rabbit stew coming right up.
- rabbit stew
- braised rabbit
- roast rabbit
The second week is like survival stuff like how to kill a rabbit, how to skin it, stuff like that.
- The second week is like survival stuff like how to kill a rabbit, how to skin it, stuff like that.
- Now this is an extract from the protein and collagen and connective tissue of rabbits after they have been processed.
- And then he left a long comment saying giving her a recipe online, how to cook, rap, rabbit legs.
Examples
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She made a braised rabbit with olives, orange and pickled onions.
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In the kettle, Delilah's corn soup, thick and rich with rabbit meat, white beans, turnips, and lye corn.
Fiction book (1991) -
Did you like the rabbit pie?
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Bring us a big, fat rabbit.
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I'll make a Welsh rabbit and we'll celebrate.
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Do you want to eat the rabbit or a carrot?
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Do you like rabbit stew?
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I made some good old sage bread, and rabbit stew.
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Last night they'd snared a rabbit, skinned it, and roasted it, but Islief had not eaten.
Fiction book (1992) -
For dinner, we had a delicious rabbit stew with vegetables.
Synonyms
The flesh of animals that people eat
The meat of a small pigeon that people eat
Meat from a small bird often roasted or grilled
Meat from an older female chicken that people use for stewing
Meat from a wild animal like a rabbit eaten as food
Idioms
- Informal
Find a surprising way to solve a problem at the last moment
Compounds
- Jargon
A short hard hit to the back of the neck that is dangerous and illegal in boxing
- Literature
A person who is often late or a sign that leads someone into a new unknown adventure
A small North American rabbit with grey or brown fur and a white underside to its tail
- Specialized
A disease in rabbits and other small animals that can spread to people by ticks, flies or touching infected animals
- Archaic
A pregnancy test that uses a rabbit by injecting a woman's urine and checking its ovaries for changes
A large North American hare with very big back feet that turns white in winter
A common burrowing rabbit from southern Europe and northern Africa, often kept as a pet
- Specialized
A bush that produces small sweet blueberries grown in the southeastern United States
- Australian
A small Australian animal that carries its babies in a pouch with large leathery ears like a rabbit
- US
A shrub with thin hairy branches and bright yellow flowers that smells nice and grows on western plains
- US
A scented shrub with many small yellow flowers that people use to make yellow dye
- US
A small shy animal that lives among rocks and looks like a rabbit but is not a true rabbit
A burrowing rabbit from southern Europe and northern Africa often kept as a pet
- US
A large rabbit that lives in marshes and swims well in the southeastern United States
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Etymology
Rabbit for the meat comes from the animal's name, because people often use the animal name to mean its flesh for food, just like 'chicken' or 'lamb'.