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Vinony

leveret

noun

  1. a young hare in its first year
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛvəɹɪt/ / /ˈlɛvɹɪt/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English leveret(te), from Old French leveret, diminutive of lievre (“hare”), from Latin leporem, of obscure origin.

  1. A young hare less than one year old.

    “[…] Shall I die like a leveret, Without any resistance?—Help, help, help! I am slain!”

    “Fair Hand that can on Virgin-paper write, Yet from the stain of Ink preserve it white, Whose travel o’er that Silver Field does show, Like track of Leveretts in morning Snow;”