hare's bread

The term "hare's bread" has both culinary and botanical references, with historical and regional significance.

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Definition

C2Culinary

(regional, Belarus, uncommon)Crusts of uneaten bread brought home by fathers after a day's work on the farm.

Example

  • In some Belarusian villages, hare's bread was a common sight at the dinner table.

C2Botany

(common name)A flowering plant known as arum or cuckoopint (Arum maculatum), which is said to be eaten by various animals including hares.

Example

  • The arum, often called hare's bread, blooms in early spring.

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