lapin
Americannoun
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lapins
plural
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a rabbit.
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rabbit fur, especially when trimmed and dyed.
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Etymology
Origin of lapin
1900–05; < French, Middle French, perhaps, by suffix alteration, from laperean rabbit < Ibero-Romance; cf. cony
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New Yorkers raving over slowly braised lapin, complaining about the too small holes in their bread and cheeses!
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
Bonzig knew all the cheap eating‑houses in Paris, and what each was specially renowned for—"bonne friture," "fricassée de lapin," "pommes sautées," "soupe aux choux," etc., etc.
From The Martian by George Du Maurier
It's the "lapin" I have had occasionally that's giving me the most qualms.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 19, 1919 by Various
I've fixed it all right, mon lapin," he said; "if the worst comes to the worst they'll bail you out with the Mess funds.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-21 by Various
He sang—but now more violently, and as though with a worthy protest:Le lièvre et le lapin, Quand c'est bien cuit, ça fait du bien.
From Hills and the Sea by Hilaire Belloc
And the mission of these men of intelligent culture seemed to be to poser des lapins sur la jeune presse.
From Vain Fortune by George (George Augustus) Moore
It had a very faded sign above the door, some billiard cues painted on the wall and the inoffensive name "Au rendezvous des lapins".
From Tartarin De Tarascon by Oliver C. Colt
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