1922 Call (Perth) 27 Oct. 2/6: ‘Running the rabbit’ in Perth is not confined to the ‘humble beer jug,’ as a close watch of a well-known Beaufort-street hostelry would easily demonstrate.at run the rabbit (v.) under rabbit, n.2
1928 Call (Perth) 25 May 5/3: ‘And I’ll pay that one too!’ yelled an ecstatic cardinal sport as Bill McRae with an accurate boot whipped through his third goal for the quarter and his sixth for the game in the thrilling struggle against the East Fremantleites.at pay, v.