That was a dreadful question, for the Velveteen Rabbit had no hind legs at all! The back of him was made all in one piece, like a pincushion. He sat still in the bracken, and hoped that the other rabbits wouldn't notice.
either of the two legs towards the rear of a four-legged animal
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ei-ther of the two legs to-wards the rear of a four-leg·ged a-ni-mal