"jackrabbit start" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jackrabbit starts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jackrabbit start (plural jackrabbit starts)
  1. A fast or quick start, as to a race.
    Sense id: en-jackrabbit_start-en-noun-yYUYmd9u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1941 July 4, “Ickes Widens Drive On 'Gas' Wasters”, in Washington Post",
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