rabbit

1. A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

   The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.

2. The meat from this animal.
3. The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
4. A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.
5. A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.
6. A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare turtle.
7. Rarebit; Welsh rabbit or a similar dish: melted cheese served atop toast.

1. To hunt rabbits.
2. To flee.

   The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit.

1. To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.

   Stop your infernal rabbiting! Use proper words or nobody will listen to you!

verb

Confound; damn; drat.