Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The foot of a hare; a foot resembling a hare's foot.
- noun A swift-footed person.
- noun The ptarmigan, or any species of the genus Lagopus: so called because the densely feathered feet resemble those of the hare. See first cut under
grouse . - noun A long, narrow foot, carried forward, such as is found in some dogs. V. Shaw, Book of the Dog.
- noun In botany: Same as
avens . - noun Same as
hare's-foot , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
- noun (Bot.) A tree (
Ochroma Lagopus ) of the West Indies, having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's foot. - noun (Bot.) a species of clover (
Trifolium arvense ) with soft and silky heads.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A long, narrow
foot , carried (that is, produced or extending) forward, as indogs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)
Etymologies
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hare + foot
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Examples
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The kilder massed, one then and uhindred, (harefoot, birdy-hands, herringabone, beesknees), and they barneydansked a kathareen round to know the who and to show the howsome.
Finnegans Wake 2006
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