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
Holding the parasites close to a similarly charged rabbit’s foot produced the same flying tick phenomenon.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
“There’s no question that I’m rubbing a rabbit’s foot right now.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
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
A chain of gold girded his belly and from the fob of his watch a rabbit’s foot dangled.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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