Warren
(noun)
- An area where rabbits are kept for breeding and hunting.
- A complex system of underground burrows or tunnels occupied by rabbits.
- A place where a particular animal is bred and kept.
- A system of interconnected underground tunnels and burrows used by rabbits or similar animals.
- A large enclosed area in which rabbits are bred and kept for hunting purposes.
Origin:
From old french warrene, from warrener ("to breed rabbits"), from a germanic source, ultimately from proto-germanic *warjaną, from proto-indo-european *werǵ- ("to protect, defend, preserv.e")
Examples:
- The warren was home to hundreds of rabbits.
- The rabbits lived in a complex system of underground burrows in the warren.
- The warren was an important source of food for the local villagers.
- The warren was filled with a maze of tunnels and burrows that the rabbits called home.
- The warren was surrounded by a tall fence to keep the rabbits from escaping.