rabbit food

rabbit food
raw vegetables, esp. those used in salads, as lettuce, carrots, radishes, or celery.
[1905-10, for literal sense]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • rabbit food — noun a) A type of food specially formulated for the feeding of rabbits The bunny ate the rabbit food. b) salad vegetables, such as carrots, celery or lettuce. Are you on a diet? Why are you eating that rabbit food? …   Wiktionary

  • rabbit food — n. lettuce; salad greens. □ I think I need a little more rabbit food in my diet. □ Rabbit food tends to have a lot of vitamin C …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • rabbit\ food — What health nuts or vegetarians eat: leafy greens and vegetables. Angela: If you want to lose weight try eating a salad instead of a hamburger for lunch. Brent: I don t like rabbit food …   Dictionary of american slang

  • rabbit\ food — What health nuts or vegetarians eat: leafy greens and vegetables. Angela: If you want to lose weight try eating a salad instead of a hamburger for lunch. Brent: I don t like rabbit food …   Dictionary of american slang

  • rabbit food — lettuce, carrots, cabbage etc.    Dad says salad is tasteless. He calls it rabbit food …   English idioms

  • rabbit food — /ˈræbət fud/ (say rabuht foohd) noun 1. food designed to be eaten by rabbits. 2. Colloquial (humorous) food for humans regarded as suitable only for rabbits, as lettuce, cucumber and many salad ingredients …  

  • rabbit food — n. raw vegetables …   English slang

  • rabbit food — noun an uncooked vegetable • Syn: ↑raw vegetable • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable, ↑veggie, ↑veg • Substance Holonyms: ↑crudites …   Useful english dictionary

  • food — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious, excellent, good, great, superb, tasty, wonderful ▪ favourite/favorite ▪ decent …   Collocations dictionary

  • food — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Nourishment Nouns 1. food, aliment, nourishment, nutriment; aliment[ation], foodstuffs, sustenance, nurture, subsistence, provender, daily bread, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board; fare,… …   English dictionary for students

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”