rabbitoh
/ˈrabɪtəʊ
/noun Australian dated
A person who sells rabbits as food: the rabbitoh would skin them for customers on the spot...
- The rabbitoh came once a week, and Mother could make rabbit taste like chicken.
- Clothes prop men, saucepan menders, knife sharpeners, rabbitohs, and others made their appearances.
- The "rabbit-o" walked the streets selling rabbits and skinning them for customers on the spot.
Origin
Late 19th century: from the seller's cry of 'rabbit-o!'.