jackrabbit
Americanadjective
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of jackrabbit
First recorded in 1925–30; see origin at jack rabbit
Example Sentences
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Coupling that with better in-town driving practices, such as slowing down ahead of the upcoming red light rather than racing to it, and avoiding jackrabbit starts results in more savings.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2022
It features animals such as white-tailed deer, jackrabbit, alligator snapping turtle, lake sturgeon, blue jay and roseate spoonbill.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2021
He never was a jackrabbit and seems content with the hundreds of other ways that we show love.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2020
A future worry is that if rabbit and jackrabbit populations plummet, coyotes may hunt cattle instead, which might cause ranchers to use poison to kill the coyotes.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2020
Maya was no longer slumped against the window and was instead sitting straight as a jackrabbit, her sunglasses pushed up onto her forehead.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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