definitions

rabbit-proof fence

noun

  1. a fence through which rabbits are unable to pass
  2. Australian informal a boundary between certain Australian states, marked by such a fence

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rabbit's foot, rabbit's-foot fern, rabbit-eared bandicoot, rabbit-foot clover, rabbit-killer, rabbit-proof fence, rabbitbrush, rabbiter, rabbitfish, rabbiting, rabbitoh
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