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leveret
[ lev-er-it ]
noun
- a young hare.
leveret
/ ˈlɛvərɪt; -vrɪt /
noun
- a young hare, esp one less than one year old
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Word History and Origins
Origin of leveret1
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Example Sentences
"Perhaps the weasel only killed the leveret for your good," he said presently.
He procured a leveret, and reared it to beat several marches on the drum with its hind-legs, until it became a good stout hare.
But do you know, I could send you to prison for providing this excellent leveret at this time of year.
Here, one starry April night, in a snug “form” prepared by the mother hare, a leveret was born.
During the late summer and the early autumn, nothing occurred to endanger the leveret's life.
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