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jackrabbit start

noun

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  1. A fast or quick start, as to a race.

    • Both are grand horses that did not know defeat However Admiral will have to make a jackrabbit start to get away ahead
    • Secretary of Interior Ickes' plan to conserve gasoline by arresting "jackrabbit start" drivers and operators of fume-belching autos, starting tomorrow,
    • 1993, Chicago Tribune (18 April), "Jackrabbit Start for Egg Hunt", Susan Kubian One little tyke had to be restrained from a jackrabbit start under the rope as his mother pulled him back, grabbing the hood of his jacket.

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