Meaning of gutter rabbit | Babel Free

Definitions

A cat, or cat meat (served as a substitute for rabbit).

countable

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Examples

“The Pastry Cook (ambulant) puts in his pies good gutter rabbits ( cats ) .”

“A waiter placed on the table a rabbit stew in a deep dish. Coupeau turned round. "Say, boy, is that a gutter rabbit? It mews still."”

“The dog population began to shrink, while cat carcasses were decorated with colored paper and hung in butcher shop windows above signs that proclaimed the delicate pleasures of the "gutter rabbits” for sale inside.”

“Rat salami became a delicacy, and butchered cats were sold as "gutter rabbits.””

“"Gutter-rabbit," as it was called, was plentiful enough for a time; but when Paris surrendered there was not a cat left in the city.”

“During the siege of Paris, and even much later, in certain quarters of Paris, they'd eat 'gutter rabbit' and 'mutton-flavoured rat'.”

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