Rabbit

rab′it, n. a small rodent burrowing animal of the hare family: a cony: any member of the hare family.— v.i. to hunt rabbits.— ns. Rabb′it-brush , a North American composite plant; Rabb′it-ear , a long slender oyster; Rabb′iter , one who hunts rabbits; Rabb′it-fish , the 'king of the herrings;' Rabb′it-hutch , a box for the rearing of rabbits; Rabb′it-moth , a moth in United States of a furry appearance; Rabb′it-mouth , harelip; Rabb′it-root , the wild sarsaparilla; Rabb′itry , a rabbit-warren; Rabb′it-squirr′el , a chinch a, a South American rodent; Rabb′it-suck′er ( Shak. ), a sucking rabbit; Rabb′it-warr′en , a place where rabbits are kept and bred.— Snow-shoe rabbit , an American hare found in the Rocky Mountains which turns white in winter; Welsh rabbit , melted cheese with a little ale poured over a slice of hot toast—sometimes written 'Welsh rarebit' by wiseacres. [M. E. rabet , dim. of a form seen in Old Dut. rob be .]