脱だっ兎と

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

fleeing hare; something unusually fast

Literary metaphor for extreme speed, almost always used in the set phrase 脱兎のごとく (like a fleeing hare). The literal meaning 'fleeing hare' is rare in modern standalone use.

See also: 脱兎のごとく (だっとのごとく)

• 彼かれは脱だっ兎とのごとく走はしり去さった。

  He ran away like a fleeing hare.

• 選せん手しゅは脱だっ兎との勢いきおいでゴールに向むかった。

  The athlete dashed toward the goal with the speed of a fleeing hare.