rabbit-o

Australia/ˈɹæbədoʊ/UK/ˈɹabɪtəʊ/

noun

Someone who sells rabbits for food, especially an itinerant salesman.

First used 20th c.
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Meanings

nounrabbit-o (plural rabbit-os)

plural rabbit-os · alternative rabbit-oh · alternative rabbito

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandcolloquialhistoricalSomeone who sells rabbits for food, especially an itinerant salesman.First known use 20th c.

    He would have anyone to his house who would come – bishops and rabbit-ohs, limping ex-servicemen and flash characters from the racetrack.

    1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 11

Origin

From rabbit + -o.

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