Where does “gutter rabbit” come from?

gutter rabbit (English) comes from French lapin de gouttière, from French gouttière, from French goutte, from Middle French goutte, from Old French gote, from Latin gutta — a drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...

gutter rabbit (English): cat meat

Definitions

  1. cat meat

Ancestry of “gutter rabbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlapin de gouttièregutter rabbit; cat meat
2Frenchgouttièregutter, eavestrough; drainpipe; mouthguard
3Frenchgouttedroplet; goutte; gout
4Middle Frenchgouttegoutte (droplike shape)
5Old Frenchgotedrop
6Latinguttaa drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...
Every word from Latin gutta →Every word from Old French gote →Every word from Middle French goutte →