Re: OT:Leveret


Jan,
	Actually, I asked for the definition before I spelled it (you are
allowed to do that) and it is the proper name for a yearling rabbit.

Ryan

>Dennis was right about 'leveret' being an aussie word. It actually means
>a small lever. The feminine form of course is leverette.
>It can also be used as a verb, in the female sense, for instance in the
>following:
>"The cat has bought home a baby hare, what will I do with her. Don't let
>her in the house, leveret the door until she's eaten it."
>Strine is a complex language.
>
>Jan (TIC)
>
>
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