Hare

hār, n. a common and very timid animal, with a divided upper lip and long hind-legs, which runs swiftly by leaps.— ns. Hare-and-hounds , a boys' game in which some set off on a long run acro country, dropping pieces of paper (the scent) as they go, and others try to overtake, following their trail; Hare′bell , a plant with blue bell-shaped flowers.— adjs. Hare′-brained , giddy: heedle ; Hare′-foot , swift of foot like a hare; Har′ish , somewhat like a hare.— n. Hare′-lip , a fi ure in the upper human lip like that of a hare.— adj. Hare′-lipped .— n. Hare's′-ear , a genus of umbelliferous plants having yellow flowers.— First catch your hare , make sure you have a thing first before you think what to do with it—from a direction in Mrs Gla e's cookery-book, where catch, however, was a misprint for 'case'=skin; Hold with the hare and run with the hounds , to play a double and deceitful game, to be with both sides at once; Jugged hare , hare cut into pieces and stewed with wine and other seasoning; Mad as a March hare , from the gambols of the hare during the breeding season. [A.S. hara ; Dut. haas , Dan. hare , Ger. hase .]