leveret

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But, he added, capturing rare images such as a hare feeding her leveret on someone's back lawn was "just amazing".

From BBC • May 17, 2025

“C’m’ere, you dreadful little rogue! I’ve got the very thing for you. This is a leveret dagger. All young hares carry one. Here, let’s try it on you for size, young buccaneer, what, what!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

In fact he had to, else the nice young leveret he carried would have trailed on the ground.

From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Stables, Gordon

As we were looking at him, a poor bewildered leveret flew towards him, and cowered close to his feet.

From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle

These exploits, however, brought their own punishment; for one day, when in the act of seizing a leveret, she found herself caught in a vermin trap, which deprived her of one of her hind legs.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various