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jack-rabbit (n.)
also
jackrabbit
, large prairie hare, 1863, American English, shortening of
jackass-rabbit
(1851; see
jackass
+
rabbit
(n.)); so called for its long ears. Proverbial for bursts of speed (up to 45 mph).
