canecutter

[keyn-kuht-er]

cane·cut·ter

[keyn-kuht-er]
noun
any of several species of large cottontails inhabiting swamps or marshes.
Also, cane cutter.
Also called swamp rabbit.


Origin:
1835–45, Americanism, for earlier sense; cane + cutter
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Canecutter is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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canecutter

noun
a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands [syn: swamp rabbit
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