rabbit's foot

noun

A charm carried to bring good luck, traditionally consisting of the left rear foot of a rabbit.

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Meanings

nounrabbit's foot (plural rabbits' feet)

plural rabbits' feet · alternative rabbit foot · alternative rabbit-foot

  1. USA charm carried to bring good luck, traditionally consisting of the left rear foot of a rabbit.

    A rabbit's foot may bring good luck to you, but it brought none to the rabbit.

    1912, Ambrose Bierce, “Epigrams of a Cynic”, in A Cynic Looks at Life

Translations

Finnish kaninkäpälä
  • kaninkäpälärabbit's foot - a good luck charm
French patte de lapin
  • patte de lapinrabbit's foot - a good luck charm
German Hasenpfote
  • Hasenpfoterabbit's foot - a good luck charm
Spanish pata de conejo
  • pata de conejorabbit's foot - a good luck charm
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APA

rabbit's foot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabbit's%20foot

MLA

“rabbit's foot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabbit's%20foot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rabbit's foot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabbit's%20foot.

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