Rabbitwise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Rabbitwise is an adverb meaning In the manner of a rabbit.
Meaning
In the manner of a rabbit.
Example Sentences
[…] a starveling cat roasted rabbitwise, or a brace of sparrows deluged in parsley and butter, designated in the bill of fare as pigeons or chickens.
When headlights appeared, someone would reel in a black string from his hedge, causing a stuffed white sock in the opposite hedge to slide and jerk, rabbitwise, onto the road so that the driver would just catch a gleam of faltering white in his headlights.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include birdwise, catwise, dogwise, ratlike, toadwise, weasellike.
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