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[hair] 
noun, plural hares, (especially collectively
) hare, verb, hared, har⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping. |
| 2. | any of the larger species of this genus, as distinguished from certain of the smaller ones known as rabbits. |
| 3. | any of various similar animals of the same family. |
| 4. | (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Lepus. |
| 5. | the player pursued in the game of hare and hounds. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | Chiefly British. to run fast. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE hara; c. Dan hare; akin to G Hase hare, OE hasu gray
bef. 900; ME; OE hara; c. Dan hare; akin to G Hase hare, OE hasu gray
Related forms:
harelike, adjective
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| hare (hâr) n. Any of various mammals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to rabbits but having longer ears and legs and giving birth to active, furred young. intr.v. hared, har·ing, hares To move hurriedly, as if hunting a swift quarry. [Middle English, from Old English hara; see kas- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Hare
Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. [ae] Sw. hare, Icel. h?ri, Skr. ?a?a. ?.]1. (Zo["o]l.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is Lepustimidus. The northern or varying hare of America (L. Americanus), and the prairie hare (L. campestris), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called rabbits. 2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus. Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit. Hare kangaroo (Zo["o]l.)., a small Australian kangaroo (Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size and color, Hare's lettuce (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior. Jumping hare. (Zo["o]l.) See under Jumping. Little chief hare, or Crying hare. (Zo["o]l.) See Chief hare. Sea hare. (Zo["o]l.) See Aplysia.
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Language Translation for : hare
Spanish:
liebre,
German:
der Hase,
Japanese:
野うさぎ
hare
O.E. hara "hare," from W.Gmc. *khasan- (cf. Du. hase, O.H.G. haso), possibly with a sense of "gray" (cf. O.E. hasu "gray"). Cognate with Skt. sasah, Afghan soe, Welsh ceinach "hare." Hare-brained is from 1548, on notion of "flighty, skittish;" hare-lip is from 1567.
"þou hast a crokyd tunge heldyng wyth hownd and wyth hare." ["Jacob's Well," c.1440]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Hare
(Heb. 'arnebeth) was prohibited as food according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:6; Deut. 14:7), "because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof." The habit of this animal is to grind its teeth and move its jaw as if it actually chewed the cud. But, like the cony (q.v.), it is not a ruminant with four stomachs, but a rodent like the squirrel, rat, etc. Moses speaks of it according to appearance. It is interdicted because, though apparently chewing the cud, it did not divide the hoof. There are two species in Syria, (1) the Lepus Syriacus or Syrian hare, which is like the English hare; and (2) the Lepus Sinaiticus, or hare of the desert. No rabbits are found in Syria.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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