rabbit's foot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rabbit's foot
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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“I guess we’re rubbing the rabbit’s foot the right way.”
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024
For five decades, Patkin drew crowds to games across the country — converting the mascot from a glorified rabbit’s foot into a marketing tool.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2021
Or him walking around with a giant rabbit's foot:
From Golf Digest • Sep. 3, 2019
In shadier spots, she raises hellebores, philodendron, rabbit's foot ferns, bromeliads and orchids.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2015
There was even a picture of a cat who’d suffered nerve damage, his hocks flat on the ground, each like a broken, unlucky rabbit’s foot.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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