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Belgian hare

American  

noun

  1. one of a breed of domestic rabbits.


Belgian hare British  

noun

  1. a large red breed of domestic rabbit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Belgian hare

First recorded in 1895–1900

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"I bet you didn't talk five or six hours about Belgian hare!"

From Polly and the Princess by Dowd, Emma C.

Belgian hare, roasted, serve hominy or rice, stewed celery or cabbage.

From Civic League Cook Book by

"It is the inn that has made Belgian hare famous."

From Polly and the Princess by Dowd, Emma C.

The Belgian hare is a distant relation of the ordinary rabbit.

From Three Acres and Liberty by Hall, Bolton

Neale and Uncle Rufus made a proper pen for the Belgian hare in one end of the goat shed where Billy Bumps chewed his cud in lonely glory.

From The Corner House Girls on Palm Island by Gooch, Thelma

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