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ˈrabbit punch
Also rabbit's punch.
[f. rabbit n.1 + punch n.2]
A sharp, chopping blow to the back of the neck delivered with the side of the hand. Also fig.
1915E. Corri 30 Years Boxing Referee 175 The occipital punch is well described by its other name, the ‘rabbit⁓punch’, derived from the way in which a gamekeeper puts a rabbit out of pain. 1936Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 20/7 The only incident to which any exception could be taken was Petersen's habit of using the ‘rabbit punch’—a cuff downwards on the back of the neck. 1958Daily Mail 7 June 5/7 Simpson admitted to the police that he had killed the dog. He said he..gave it a ‘rabbit punch’. 1959I. & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolch. x. 202 A ‘Rabbit's Punch’ is delivered by pulling a child's head forward, usually by his hair, and slicing the back of his neck with the side of the hand. 1968A. Diment Bang Bang Birds iii. 27 Another gust of warm wind caught me in a rabbit punch. 1973G. Sims Hunters Point xiii. 123 As he toppled forward Buchanan delivered a murderous rabbit punch.
So ˈrabbit-punch v. trans.; ˈrabbit-punching ppl. a. and vbl. n.
1936R. Chandler in Black Mask Jan. 18/2 Somebody rabbit-punched him from behind. 1940Dylan Thomas Portrait of Artist as Young Dog 72 The strange boy rabbit-punched me twice. 1968T. Stoppard Real Inspector Hound (1970) 11, I dream of champions chopped down by rabbit-punching sparring partners. 1971Times 16 Feb. 8/5 A controversial disqualification for rabbit punching. 1972T. Coe Don't lie to Me (1974) xx. 161 He rabbit-punched me in the back of the neck. |