gutter rabbit
gutter rabbit noun: a cat, or cat meat (served as a substitute for rabbit).
Noun
gutter rabbit (countable and uncountable, plural gutter rabbits)
- A cat, or cat meat (served as a substitute for rabbit).
- The Pastry Cook (ambulant) puts in his pies good gutter rabbits ( cats ) .1823, Charles Persius (aka Chales Dunne), Rouge et Noir. The Academicians of 1823, page 376
- A waiter placed on the table a rabbit stew in a deep dish. Coupeau turned round. "Say, boy, is that a gutter rabbit? It mews still."1882, Émile Zola, L'Assommoir, page 113
- Synonyms:
- roof rabbit
Examples of gutter rabbit in a sentence
- Rat salami became a delicacy, and butchered cats were sold as "gutter rabbits.”2019, Kathleen Sears, Socialism 101, page 76:
- During the siege of Paris, and even much later, in certain quarters of Paris, they'd eat 'gutter rabbit' and 'mutton-flavoured rat'.2023, Gérard Genette, Bardadrac, page 32:
Synonyms of gutter rabbit
Forms of gutter rabbit
| plural | gutter rabbits |
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Origin of gutter rabbit
Calque of French lapin de gouttière.
Questions about gutter rabbit
- What does gutter rabbit mean?
- Gutter rabbit means a cat, or cat meat (served as a substitute for rabbit).
- How do you use gutter rabbit in a sentence?
- Rat salami became a delicacy, and butchered cats were sold as "gutter rabbits.”
- What part of speech is gutter rabbit?
- Gutter rabbit is a noun.
- What is the plural of gutter rabbit?
- The plural of gutter rabbit is gutter rabbits.
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