rabbitry

American  

[rab-i-tree] / ˈræb ɪ tri /

noun

rabbitries plural

1. a collection of rabbits.

2. a place where rabbits are kept.

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rabbitry British  

/ ˈræbɪtrɪ /

noun

1. a place where tame rabbits are kept and bred

2. the rabbits kept in such a place

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• rabbitries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of rabbitry

First recorded in 1830–40; rabbit + -ry

Example Sentences

“So there I was, trying to think of a name for my rabbitry, and Max, my rabbit, is running around the living room,” said Cuttill.

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2015

Nor is it unfrequent that this latter produces a rabbit from an old tea-chest, or dry-goods box, that wins the prize from its competitor of the mahogany hutch or ornamental rabbitry.

From Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings by Allen, Lewis Falley

This objection does not hold good against the rabbit, which occupies so small a space, that where there is an outhouse there may be a rabbitry.

From Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings by Allen, Lewis Falley

This matter of the rabbitry, and its various explanations, may be considered by the plain, matter-of-fact man, as below the dignity of people pursuing the useful and money-making business of life.

From Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings by Allen, Lewis Falley