Meaning

• A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

  "The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon."

• The meat from this animal.

• The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.

• A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.

• A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.

• A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare turtle.

• Rarebit; Welsh rabbit or a similar dish: melted cheese served atop toast.

Meaning

• To hunt rabbits.

• To flee.

  "The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit."