rabbit-proofadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrabɪtˌpruːf/, U.S.

/ˈræbətˌpruf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rabbit n.¹, proof adj.

Etymology: < rabbit n.¹ + proof adj.

A. adj.

Resistant to rabbits; (esp. of fencing, netting, etc.) that keeps rabbits out.

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the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability > specific invulnerability

pistol-proof1590

stick-free1621

rabbit-proof1832

thief-proof1856

1832 G. Sinclair Useful & Ornamental Planting iii. 26 The fence of a forest-tree nursery requires to be rabbit-proof.

1894 W. Robinson Wild Garden (ed. 4) xv. 209 Periwinkle, which is named amongst rabbit-proof plants, is generally eaten to the ground in severe weather.

1906 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 14 June Anything dipped in a tea steeped from the bark of the weed was rabbit-proof for a long time thereafter.

1962 D. Pike Australia viii. 150 Making substantial loans to small settlers for..homes, wells, barbed wire and rabbit-proof fencing.

2006 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 24 June 20 They fenced off an area of woodland and removed rabbit-proof netting which is no longer needed.

B. n.

Australian. = rabbit-proof fence n. at Compounds.

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1895 Bulletin (Sydney) 20 July 27/3 Beyond the furthest rabbit-proof, barbed wire and common wire.

a1902 H. Morant in Penguin Bk. Austral. Ballads (1964) 212 But once we're through the rabbit-proof..it's ‘West-by-North’ again.

1927 M. H. Ellis Long Lead 75 Second last gate in the ‘rabbit proof’, the barrier of small-meshed wire netting which Queenslanders believe to be the longest fence in the world.

1976 D. Hewett Bonbons & Roses for Dolly 28 Best little ticket takers this side of the rabbit-proof.

Compounds

rabbit-proof fence n. a fence designed to be impassable to rabbits; (Australian) (frequently with the) any of various fences of this type, esp. regarded as a regional boundary.

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1881 Fresno (Calif.) Republican 27 July Around this square mile paradise, will be made a broad avenue or drive..and inside of this a rabbit proof fence.

1896 H. Lawson While Billy Boils 40 The town is right on the Queensland border, and an interprovincial rabbit-proof fence—with rabbits on both sides of it—runs across the main street.

1927 T. S. Groser Lure of Golden West 221 (heading) Beyond the rabbit-proof fence.

1965 Tracks we Travel 75 A little, bow-legged, gappy-toothed ex-shearer from the other side of the rabbit-proof fence.

1996 D. Pilkington Rabbit-proof Fence iv. 31 When they reached the rabbit-proof fence they followed it to Savory Creek.

2000 Wildlife News Jan. 10/2 Later that year we put up a small rabbit proof fence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rabbit-proof
释义	rabbit-proofadj.n. Brit. /ˈrabɪtˌpruːf/, U.S. /ˈræbətˌpruf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rabbit n.¹, proof adj. Etymology: < rabbit n.¹ + proof adj. A. adj. Resistant to rabbits; (esp. of fencing, netting, etc.) that keeps rabbits out. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or invulnerability > specific invulnerability pistol-proof1590 stick-free1621 rabbit-proof1832 thief-proof1856 1832 G. Sinclair Useful & Ornamental Planting iii. 26 The fence of a forest-tree nursery requires to be rabbit-proof. 1894 W. Robinson Wild Garden (ed. 4) xv. 209 Periwinkle, which is named amongst rabbit-proof plants, is generally eaten to the ground in severe weather. 1906 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 14 June Anything dipped in a tea steeped from the bark of the weed was rabbit-proof for a long time thereafter. 1962 D. Pike Australia viii. 150 Making substantial loans to small settlers for..homes, wells, barbed wire and rabbit-proof fencing. 2006 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 24 June 20 They fenced off an area of woodland and removed rabbit-proof netting which is no longer needed. B. n. Australian. = rabbit-proof fence n. at Compounds. ΚΠ 1895 Bulletin (Sydney) 20 July 27/3 Beyond the furthest rabbit-proof, barbed wire and common wire. a1902 H. Morant in Penguin Bk. Austral. Ballads (1964) 212 But once we're through the rabbit-proof..it's ‘West-by-North’ again. 1927 M. H. Ellis Long Lead 75 Second last gate in the ‘rabbit proof’, the barrier of small-meshed wire netting which Queenslanders believe to be the longest fence in the world. 1976 D. Hewett Bonbons & Roses for Dolly 28 Best little ticket takers this side of the rabbit-proof. Compounds rabbit-proof fence n. a fence designed to be impassable to rabbits; (Australian) (frequently with the) any of various fences of this type, esp. regarded as a regional boundary. ΚΠ 1881 Fresno (Calif.) Republican 27 July Around this square mile paradise, will be made a broad avenue or drive..and inside of this a rabbit proof fence. 1896 H. Lawson While Billy Boils 40 The town is right on the Queensland border, and an interprovincial rabbit-proof fence—with rabbits on both sides of it—runs across the main street. 1927 T. S. Groser Lure of Golden West 221 (heading) Beyond the rabbit-proof fence. 1965 Tracks we Travel 75 A little, bow-legged, gappy-toothed ex-shearer from the other side of the rabbit-proof fence. 1996 D. Pilkington Rabbit-proof Fence iv. 31 When they reached the rabbit-proof fence they followed it to Savory Creek. 2000 Wildlife News Jan. 10/2 Later that year we put up a small rabbit proof fence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1832
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