I couldn't resist posting this cute hare. Love the etymology.
harebrained
ETYMOLOGY:
From the allusion that a harebrained person has
the brain as small as a hare’s. From Old English hara (hare) + braegen (brain).
Earliest documented use: 1548
USAGE:
“Hagrid had some harebrained scheme in hand,
which might make him miss Sirius.”
JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire; Bloomsbury; 2000.Art: Louise BurstonPhoto: Karen van der
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