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rabbit warren
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synonyms: cony-garth ???
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Definition:an enclosed region dedicated to raising rabbits, once a necessary addition to one's estate for someone to be taken seriously by society
photo: by Chris Eilbeck, license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
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I then took my gun and strolled out in the direction of the Boscombe Pool, with the intention of visiting the rabbit warren which is upon the other side.
Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes: The Boscombe Valley Mystery
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in this huge stone rabbit warren, the chances of finding him without direction were almost nil.
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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Spring will soon be here. We'll have some rabbit-shooting in the warrens to amuse you a bit.
Gustave Flaubert. Madame Bovary
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"[...] there was this farmer …”
Larry said, “He left the warren alone so he could take a rabbit for the stewpot whenever he wanted one. Or maybe he sold them. Either way, he had his own little rabbit farm.”
Stephen King. The Stand (1990)
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