■ noun
1》 a burrowing gregarious plant-eating mammal, with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail. [ Oryctolagus cuniculus and other species.]
↘the fur of the ~.
↘ N. Amer. a hare.
2》 informal a poor performer in a sport or game.
3》 US a runner acting as pacesetter.
4》 Brit. informal a conversation. [from ~ and pork , rhyming sl. for 'talk'.]
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 [usu. as noun ~ing ] hunt ~s.
2》 Brit. informal chatter.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME: appar. from OFr. (cf. Fr. dialect rabotte 'young ~'), perh. of Du. origin (cf. Flemish robbe ).