rabbitry

[ rab-i-tree ]
/ ˈræb ɪ tri /

noun, plural rab·bit·ries.

a collection of rabbits.
a place where rabbits are kept.

Origin of rabbitry

First recorded in 1830–40; rabbit + -ry

Words nearby rabbitry

rabbitbrush, rabbiter, rabbitfish, rabbiting, rabbitoh, rabbitry, rabble, rabble-rouse, rabble-rouser, rabble-rousing, rabblement

Example sentences from the Web for rabbitry

  • Herschbach, 77, informed the royal couple that his father had been the one who had created the breed at his California rabbitry.

    Nobel High Jinks |Samuel P. Jacobs |December 8, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

  • Now to come to the markings of this little aristocrat of the rabbitry.

    Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do |Anonymous

  • The salamander is worth modernizing, too, so you can brand your own Rabbits with your monogram or the design of your own Rabbitry.

    The Complete Book of Cheese |Robert Carlton Brown

British Dictionary definitions for rabbitry

rabbitry
/ (ˈræbɪtrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a place where tame rabbits are kept and bred
the rabbits kept in such a place