- rabbit
- See: JACK-RABBIT START.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Rabbit — Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rabbit — (englisch für Kaninchen) ist die Bezeichnung für: Rabbit (Algorithmus), eine Stromverschlüsselung Rabbit (Film), einen animierten Kurzfilm Rabbit Junk, eine US amerikanischen Band den VW Golf der ersten Generation in den Vereinigten Staaten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
rabbit — (n.) late 14c., young of the coney, from French dialect (Cf. Walloon robète), dim. of Flemish or M.Du. robbe rabbit, of unknown origin. A Germanic noun with a French suffix [Liberman]. The adult was a CONEY (Cf. coney) (q.v.) until 18c.… … Etymology dictionary
rabbit — • (rabbit and pork) • Rhyming Slang for talk . Used in it s short form. Popularized by the classic(?) Chas & Dave song Rabbit rabbit(?) . The phrase You ve got more rabbit than Sainsbury s also comes from the song. Normally applied to someone who … Londonisms dictionary
rabbit — [rab′it] n. pl. rabbits or rabbit [ME rabette, young of the cony, prob. < MFr dial. rabotte < MDu robbe, Fl robbe] 1. any of various swift, burrowing mammals (order Lagomorpha), smaller than most hares and characterized by soft fur, long… … English World dictionary
Rabbit — (Аджерола,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via S. Lorenzo I° Trav. 8/B, 80051 Аджерола, Италия … Каталог отелей
Rabbit — est le nom d un robot développé par le CNRS dans le cadre du projet ROBEA, qui s arrêta en novembre 2004. Rabbit fut conçu pour étudier les problèmes suivants : Rôle de la gravité dans la marche Effet des impacts avec le sol Commutation des… … Wikipédia en Français
rabbit — ► NOUN 1) a burrowing plant eating mammal, with long ears and a short tail. 2) N. Amer. a hare. 3) the fur of the rabbit. 4) informal a poor performer in a sport or game. ► VERB (rabbited, rabbiting) 1) … English terms dictionary
Rabbit — (engl.), s. Welsh rabbit … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
rabbit — The verb (= hunt rabbits or, usually as rabbit on = talk excessively) has inflected forms rabbited, rabbiting … Modern English usage
rabbit — см. Приложение 1 (Oryctolagus cuniculus). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
