lapin
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New Yorkers raving over slowly braised lapin, complaining about the too small holes in their bread and cheeses!
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
In France it is the rabbit's nest, "nid le lapin," that people sometimes discover.
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
It's the "lapin" I have had occasionally that's giving me the most qualms.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 19, 1919 by Various
This she kept to herself; it was her wise policy to remain douce comme un lapin blanc, which she did.
From There was a King in Egypt by Norma Lorimer
He sang—but now more violently, and as though with a worthy protest:Le lièvre et le lapin, Quand c'est bien cuit, ça fait du bien.
From Hills and the Sea by Hilaire Belloc
It had a very faded sign above the door, some billiard cues painted on the wall and the inoffensive name "Au rendezvous des lapins".
From Tartarin De Tarascon by Oliver C. Colt
And the mission of these men of intelligent culture seemed to be to poser des lapins sur la jeune presse.
From Vain Fortune by George (George Augustus) Moore
