I. rab‧bit¹ /ˈræbət, ˈræbɪt/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from Walloon robett, robete, from Middle Dutch robbe]

1. [countable] a small animal with long ears and soft fur, that lives in a hole in the ground

2. [uncountable] the fur or meat of a rabbit

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II. rabbit² verb
rabbit on phrasal verb British English informal
to talk for a long time in an uninteresting or annoying way Synonym : go on
rabbit on about
He kept rabbiting on about the environment.

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rabbit
noun
VERB + RABBIT hunt, shoot, trap | skin
RABBIT + VERB hop, jump | bolt, run A frightened rabbit will bolt for its hole.
breed Rabbits breed very fast.
RABBIT + NOUN fur, skin | burrow, hole, hutch, warren (often figurative) The building was a real rabbit warren of corridors.

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rabbit
ˈræbɪt
See: jack-rabbit start

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