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There are two definitions, an obscure verb meaning to talk incessantly and in a childish manner; this comes from cockney rhyming "rabbit and pork", which meant "talk".

The more common meaning is the small mammal, its meat or fur.. This comes from the ME "rabet" and from Middle French "rabbotte" or "rabouillet(baby rbit). It is also seen as a diminuitive of Middle Dutch "robbe".

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The jack rabbit was humorously named for its long ears, which resemble those of a jack ass. Incidently, a jack ass is a male donkey; whereas a female donkey is called a jenny.

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