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jack-hares

jack-hares is the plural of jack-hare.

Meaning of jack-hare

Noun

jack-hare (plural jack-hares)

  1. A male hare.
    • 'Are there any hares about here?' I asked. 'Well, there are some left to be sure,' answered the peasant; 'on the Sukkestad-moor there is an old jack-hare, which many a hound and sportsman have been after, but he is not so easily killed, it appears.'1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 76

Questions about jack-hares

What is jack-hares the plural of?
Jack-hares is the plural of jack-hare.

Words near jack-hares in the dictionary

  1. jack-fools
  2. jack-fruit
  3. jack-fruits
  4. Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
  5. jack-hare
  6. jack-hares
  7. jack-hunting
  8. jack-in-a-box
  9. jack-in-a-boxes
  10. jack-in-office
  11. jack-in-the-box

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