lapin
Americannoun
plural
lapins-
a rabbit.
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rabbit fur, especially when trimmed and dyed.
Etymology
Origin of lapin
1900–05; < French, Middle French, perhaps, by suffix alteration, from laperean rabbit < Ibero-Romance; cf. cony
Example Sentences
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New Yorkers raving over slowly braised lapin, complaining about the too small holes in their bread and cheeses!
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2016
It's the "lapin" I have had occasionally that's giving me the most qualms.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 19, 1919 by Various
It was at this time that Saby sold us a few rabbits, but, again, toujours lapin was not satisfactory.
From My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
He sang—but now more violently, and as though with a worthy protest:Le lièvre et le lapin, Quand c'est bien cuit, ça fait du bien.
From Hills and the Sea by Belloc, Hilaire
Bonzig knew all the cheap eating‑houses in Paris, and what each was specially renowned for—"bonne friture," "fricassée de lapin," "pommes sautées," "soupe aux choux," etc., etc.
From The Martian by Du Maurier, George
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