rabbit's foot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rabbit's foot
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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“I gotta find a rabbit’s foot somewhere,” Dickert said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
Meals include “shaved rabbit’s foot caviar necklace, in a bowl,” a four-course dinner contained in concentric balloons made from the “notoriously elastic dimetrodon bladder,” and spring rolls made out of an evil stepsister.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2020
Or him walking around with a giant rabbit's foot:
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 3, 2019
“That was the rabbit’s foot - the embargo,” he noted.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2014
“He does. He sells those teeth as good luck charms. Like a rabbit’s foot, y’know?”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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