(n) any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food, Syn. cony, coney

rabbit

(n) flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food, Syn. hare

rabbit

(v) hunt rabbits

rabbit brush

(n) pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by the Navajo, Syn. Chrysothamnus nauseosus, rabbit bush

rabbit burrow

(n) a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits, Syn. rabbit hole

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rabbi

n.; pl. Rabbis r Rabbies. [ L., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, Heb. rabī my master, from rab master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.] Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. “The gravest rabbies.” Milton. [1913 Webster]

Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. Matt. xxiii. 8. [1913 Webster]

Rabbin

n. [ F. ] Same as Rabbi. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rabbinic

n. The language or dialect of the rabbins; the later Hebrew. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rabbinical

{ } a. [ Cf. F. rabbinique. ] Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. “Comments staler than rabbinic.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will not buy your rabbinical fumes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rabbinically

adv. In a rabbinical manner; after the manner of the rabbins. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rabbinism

n. [ Cf. F. rabbinisme. ] 1. A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the rabbins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The teachings and traditions of the rabbins. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rabbinist

n. [ Cf. F. rabbiniste. ] One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the Karaites, who rejected the traditions. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rabbinite

n. Same as Rabbinist. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rabbit

n. [ OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken. ] (Zool.) 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 many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The common American rabbit (Lepus sylvatica) is similar but smaller. See Cottontail, and Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack. The larger species of Lepus are commonly called hares. See Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

Angora rabbit (Zool.), a variety of the domestic rabbit having long, soft fur. --
Rabbit burrow, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for shelter and habitation. --
Rabbit fish. (Zool.) (a) The northern chimaera (Chimaera monstrosa). (b) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to other fishes. --
Rabbits' ears. (Bot.) See Cyclamen. --
Rabbit warren, a piece of ground appropriated to the breeding and preservation of rabbits. Wright. --
Rock rabbit. (a) (Zool.) See Daman, and Klipdas. (b) the pika. --
Welsh rabbit, a dish of which the chief constituents are melted cheese over toasted bread, flavored in various ways, as with ale, beer, milk, or spices. The name is popularly said to be a corruption of Welsh rare bit, but it is probably merely a humorous designation; -- also called Welsh rarebit. [ 1913 Webster ]