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rabbit board

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An authority responsible for the management and control of wild rabbits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

Examples

  • 1907, Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Western Australia, Volume 15, Issue 1, page 325, I think the time is not too far distant when there will need to be rabbit boards appointed to deal with the pest locally, and with that in view I have had a draft of a new Act prepared by the Crown Law Department making provision for such, and have submitted it to you for your approval.
  • 1980, Royal Australian Historical Society, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, Volumes 66-67, page 139, These bodies—pastures protection boards, stock boards, rabbit boards, and so on—discharged various reserved functions of local government, and made up a parallel hierarchy.

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noun

Meaning 2

A board on which a rabbit may be immobilised.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

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History

Etymology

From rabbit + board.