Associations to the word «Jackrabbit»

Wiktionary

JACKRABBIT, noun. Any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus
JACKRABBIT, verb. (US) To make a sudden, rapid movement
JACKRABBIT START, noun. A fast or quick start, as to a race.

Dictionary definition

JACKRABBIT, noun. Large hare of western North America.
JACKRABBIT, verb. Go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats