roof rabbit

Etymology
From. From the common habit of cats to prowl on rooftops, and the meat being sold or passed off as rabbit. Similar formations exist in several European languages. Perhaps the earliest attestation (and eventual origin?) is, which is attested in the early 14th century (as a name and thus probably even older). More at German and.

Noun

 * 1)  cat meat

Translations

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 * German:
 * Italian: coniglio di grondaia