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jack·rab·bit

(jăk′răb′ĭt)

n. or jack rabbit

Any of several large, long-eared, long-legged hares of the genus Lepus.

intr.v. jack·rab·bit·ed, jack·rab·bit·ing, jack·rab·bits

To move or begin to move rapidly or suddenly: "A rear tire blew out and the car jackrabbited out of control" (Sonny Kleinfield).

adj.

Moving or beginning to move in a sudden, rapid manner: won the race with a jackrabbit start.

[jack(ass) (from its long ears) + rabbit.]

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jack rabbit

jackrabbit

(Animals) any of various W North American hares, such as Lepus townsendi (white-tailed jack rabbit), having long hind legs and large ears

[C19: shortened from jackass-rabbit, referring to its long ears]

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jack′ rab`bit

any of various large hares of W North America, having long hind legs and long ears.

[1860–65; jack (ass) + rabbit; so named from the size of its ears]

jack•rab•bit

(ˈdʒækˌræb ɪt)

adj.

1. resembling a jack rabbit, as in suddenness or rapidity of movement.

v.i.

2. to go or start forward with a rapid, sudden movement.

[1925–30]

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