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rabbit's foot

rabbit's foot noun: a charm carried to bring good luck, traditionally consisting of the left rear foot of a rabbit.

Noun

rabbit's foot (plural rabbits' feet)

  1. (US) A charm carried to bring good luck, traditionally consisting of the left rear foot of a rabbit.
    • A rabbit's foot may bring good luck to you, but it brought none to the rabbit.1912, Ambrose Bierce, “Epigrams of a Cynic”, in A Cynic Looks at Life

Forms of rabbit's foot

pluralrabbits' feet
alternative formrabbit foot
alternative formrabbit-foot

Questions about rabbit's foot

What does rabbit's foot mean?
Rabbit's foot means a charm carried to bring good luck, traditionally consisting of the left rear foot of a rabbit.
What part of speech is rabbit's foot?
Rabbit's foot is a noun.
What is the plural of rabbit's foot?
The plural of rabbit's foot is rabbits' feet.

Words near rabbit's foot in the dictionary

  1. rabbit trails
  2. rabbit vibrator
  3. rabbit vibrators
  4. rabbit warren
  5. rabbit warrens
  6. rabbit's foot
  7. rabbit's-foot fern
  8. rabbit's-foot ferns
  9. rabbit-ear iris
  10. rabbit-ear irises
  11. rabbit-eared

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