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hare's bread

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Crusts of uneaten bread brought home by fathers after a day's work on the farm.

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Usage: countable, uncommon, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

The arum or cuckoopint, Arum maculatum, the spadix of which is said to be eaten by hares and rabbits, as well as by various rodents.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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