Belgian hare
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Belgian hare
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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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
"I bet you didn't talk five or six hours about Belgian hare!"
From Polly and the Princess by Dowd, Emma C.
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.
The Belgian hare is a distant relation of the ordinary rabbit.
From Three Acres and Liberty by Hall, Bolton
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