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buying the rabbit

buying the rabbit is the present participle and gerund of buy the rabbit.

Meaning of buy the rabbit

Verb

buy the rabbit (third-person singular simple present buys the rabbit, present participle buying the rabbit, simple past and past participle bought the rabbit)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) To get the worst of a bargain.
    • This is ruffian-like, by superiority of numbers to endeavor to make honest people buy the rabbit.1895, Horace White, Money and Banking, page 253

Questions about buying the rabbit

What is buying the rabbit the present participle and gerund of?
Buying the rabbit is the present participle and gerund of buy the rabbit.

Words near buying the rabbit in the dictionary

  1. buying temperature
  2. buying temperatures
  3. buying the big one
  4. buying the dip
  5. buying the dips
  6. buying the rabbit
  7. buying the rack
  8. buying the rumor
  9. buying time
  10. buying to let
  11. buying up

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