HARE

I. noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hara; akin to Old High German haso ~, Sanskrit śaśa, Old English hasu gray Date: before 12th century any of various swift long-eared lagomorph mammals (family Leporidae and especially genus Lepus ) that are usually solitary or sometimes live in pairs and have the young open-eyed and furred at birth, II. intransitive verb (~d; haring) Date: 1719 to go swiftly ; tear III