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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.
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Hare
is always a great word to know.
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| a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that appears hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view |
| determined by or pertaining to the stars |
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English hara; cognate with Danish hare; akin to German Hase hare, Old English hasu gray
before 900; Middle English; Old English hara; cognate with Danish hare; akin to German Hase hare, Old English hasu gray
Related forms
hare·like, adjective
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Example Sentences
- It may be a better time to consolidate than to hare off in new directions.
- The aptly named snowshoe hare has particularly large feet and a winter-white coat.
- In the fable, the tortoise wins the race because the hare takes a nap.
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Word Origin & History
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.
EXPAND"þou hast a crokyd tunge heldyng wyth hownd and wyth hare." ["Jacob's Well," c.1440]
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Hare definition
(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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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