hare-kangaroo

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• Kangaroo

  ·noun Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. They inhabit Aus...

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• kangaroo

  n. 1) an aboriginal word.See marsupial. (a) The Origin of the Name. The name was first obtained in...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Hare

  ·noun A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus. II. Hare ·vt To <...

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• Hare

  (Heb. arnebeth) was prohibited as food according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:6; Deut. 14:7), "because...

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• hare

  He has swallowed a hare; he is drunk; more probably a HAIR, which requires washing down, ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• hare

  1) to affright, or make wild. S. Hence harum scarum, or starum. 2) her ; used also for she. Exm. ...

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• Hare

  (Heb. arnebeth) occurs only in (Leviticus 11:6) and Deuteronomy 14:7 Amongst the animals disallowed ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• banded-kangaroo

  i.q. Banded-Wallaby. See lagostrophus and wallaby. ...

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• brush-kangaroo

  n. another name for the wallaby (q.v.). 1802. G. Barrington, `History of New South Wales,' c. viii...

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• dorca-kangaroo

  n. See dorcopsis and kangaroo. ...

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• kangaroo-apple

  n. an Australian and Tasmanianfruit, Solanum aviculare, Forst., N.O.Solanaceae. The name is also ap...

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• kangaroo-dog

  n. a large dog, lurcher,deerhound, or greyhound, used for hunting the Kangaroo. 1806. `History of ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• kangaroo-fly

  n. a small Australian fly, Cabarus. See quotations. 1833. C. Sturt, `Southern Australia,' vol. I. ...

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• kangaroo-grass

  n. a name given to severalspecies of grasses of the genera Anthistiria and Andropogon, chiefly from...

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• kangaroo-hop

  n. a peculiar affected gait. See quotation. 1875. `Spectator' (Melbourne), May 22, p. 27, col. 2: ...

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• kangaroo-hound

  n. i.q. kangaroo-dog (q.v.). 1865. Lady Barker, `Station Life in New Zealand,' p. 28: «A large do...

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• kangaroo-mouse

  n. more strictly called the Pouched-Mouse (q.v.). 1888. D. Macdonald, `Gum Boughs,' p. 256: «It i...

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• kangaroo-net

  n. net made by the natives tocatch the kangaroo. 1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 45...

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• rat-kangaroo

  See kangaroo-rat ...

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• kangaroo-rat

  or Rat-Kangaroo n. the name applied to species of Marsupials belonging to thefollowing genera, viz...

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• kangaroo-skin

  n. either the leather for thetanned hide, or the complete fur for rugs and wraps. 1806. `History o...

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• kangaroo-thorn

  n. an indigenous hedge-plant, Acacia armata, R. Br., N.O. Leguminosae; calledalso Kangaroo Acacia. ...

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• musk-kangaroo

  n. See hypsiprymnodonand kangaroo. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• tree-kangaroo

  called Boongary (q.v.)by the aboriginals. See Dendrolagus and Kangaroo. ...

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• Chief hare

  ·- A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; — also called c...

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• Hare-hearted

  ·adj Timorous; timid; easily frightened. ...

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• Sea hare

  ·- Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus Aplysia. ·see <<Aplysia>>. ...

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• Water hare

  ·- A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found on or near the southern coasts of the Uni...

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• Hare Court

  1) West out of Inner Temple Lane to Middle Temple Lane, west of the Temple Church, within the Temple...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Hare Place

  South out of Fleet Street, at No. 46, to Mitre Court (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• hare-wallaby

  n. See hare-kangaroo, wallaby, and lagorchestes. ...

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• hare-brain'd

  heedless. S. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• hare-supper

  the harvest-home. Derb. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• sea-hare

  ♦ Aplysia, a molluscous animal. ...

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• kangaroo-tail soup

  n. soup made from thekangaroo-tail. 1820. W. C. Wentworth, `Description of New South Wales,'p. 58:...

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• Hare, Augustus William

  (1792-1834) Was the s. of Francis Hare-Naylor, who m. a cousin of the famous Duchess of Devonshire,...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Hare, Julius Charles

  (1795-1855) Essayist, etc., younger brother of the above, was b. at Vicenza. When two years old his...

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• Hare Court Buildings

  Within the Temple precincts, on the west side of the Temple Gardens (Strype, ed. 1755-Elmes, 1831). ...

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• Hare, Augustus John Cuthbert

  (1834-1903) Youngest s. of Francis H., and nephew of Aug. and Julius H. (q.v.), b. at Rome, practic...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• Black Horse and Hare Inn

  South out of Hart Street, with a passage into Fell Street (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755). In O. and M. ...

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• mad as a march hare

  A common simile, used alike in England and America. The whole's to be fourpence a quart-- 'Odswing...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.