A jeweler measures precious gold and shiny diamonds using my name, while a hungry bunny happily munches on me fresh from the spring dirt. What sound-alike words are we?
Carrots and carats
The vegetable eaten by rabbits ('carrots') is pronounced identically to the unit of gemstone weight or gold purity ('carats').
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