Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buy the rabbit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
buy the rab-bit
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get the worst of a bargain.

British usage; Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

According to Hotten: from an old story about a man selling a cat to a foreigner as a rabbit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buys the rabbit (present, singular) buying the rabbit (participle, present) bought the rabbit (participle, past) bought the rabbit (past)

Questions

What does buy the rabbit mean?
To get the worst of a bargain.
Where does buy the rabbit come from?
According to Hotten: from an old story about a man selling a cat to a foreigner as a rabbit.

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