Belgian hare

American  

noun

1. one of a breed of domestic rabbits.

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Belgian hare British  

noun

1. a large red breed of domestic rabbit

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Etymology

Origin of Belgian hare

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

For a very special supper, we would jug a Belgian hare or cook curry and rice, and add beer, jam, and black army bread.

From Golden Lads by Gleason, Arthur

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

From Three Acres and Liberty by Hall, Bolton

It reminds me of a Belgian hare, and I do not like them, potted or caged.”

From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Mathes, Harry A.

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

When a Belgian hare with large body was crossed to a common rabbit with a small body the hybrid was intermediate in size.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Morgan, Thomas Hunt