rabbit's foot

English

Alternative forms

• rabbit foot, rabbit-foot

Noun

rabbit's foot (plural rabbits' feet)

1. (chiefly US) A charm carried to bring good luck, traditionally consisting of the left rear foot of a rabbit.
   • 1912, Ambrose Bierce, “Epigrams of a Cynic,”, in A Cynic Looks at Life:

     A rabbit's foot may bring good luck to you, but it brought none to the rabbit.

Translations

rabbit's foot - a good luck charm

• Finnish: kaninkäpälä
• German: Hasenpfote (de) f
• Spanish: pata de conejo f