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leveret
CIDE DICTIONARY
leveret, n. [F. levraut, dim. of lièvre hare, L. lepus. Cf. Leporine.].
A hare in the first year of its age. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
leveret, n. a young hare, esp. one in its first year.
Etymology
ME f. AF, dimin. of levre, OF lievre f. L lepus leporis hare
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