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rarebit
[ rair-bit ]
/ ˈrɛər bɪt /
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Origin of rarebit
First recorded in 1845–50
Words nearby rarebit
rapturous, raptus, RAR, rara avis, rare, rarebit, rare book, rare earth, rare-earth element, raree show, rarefaction
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Word Origin for rarebit
C18: by folk etymology from (Welsh) rabbit; see rare ², bit 1
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