rarebit

[rair-bit]

noun

Welsh rabbit.

Nearby words

Origin of rarebit

First recorded in 1715–25

Can be confusedrabbet rabbit rarebit rebate

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Examples from the Web for rarebit

The genius who propounded the statement that “there is nothing like leather” could surely never have sampled a cold Welsh rarebit!
Cakes & Ale|Edward Spencer
There were three things in the culinary line that the sum of Janes accomplishments included—nut salad, rarebit and tea.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905|Various
Then Stuyvesant wanted a rarebit and Frances made it, so that it was after one before Don reached his own home.
The Wall Street Girl|Frederick Orin Bartlett
When the eggs are poached and the rarebit ready, place an egg above the rarebit on each slice of toast.
Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties|Janet McKenzie Hill

Perhaps becoming a Welsh rarebit represents the height of some girls' ideals, but this is hard to believe.
A Girl's Student Days and After|Jeannette Marks

British Dictionary definitions for rarebit

rarebit

noun

another term for Welsh rabbit

Word Origin for rarebit

C18: by folk etymology from (Welsh) rabbit; see rare ², bit 1

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Word Origin and History for rarebit

rarebit

1785, perversion of (Welsh) rabbit, as if from rare + bit. See Welsh.