rarebit

[ rair-bit ]

Origin of rarebit

1
First recorded in 1845–50

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How to use rarebit in a sentence

  • Miss Bryant and the chafing dish together had evolved a rarebit which made the inner man glow with pleasure.

    The White Shield | Myrtle Reed
  • Perhaps becoming a Welsh rarebit represents the height of some girls' ideals, but this is hard to believe.

  • rarebit is often flavored with ale or beer, but this is not required to make an appetizing dish, as the following recipe shows.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • English monkey may be made according to the following recipe and served for the same purposes as Welsh rarebit.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • This principle followed, your rarebit woes will vanish, and the fame of your chafing dish will be heralded abroad.

    Suppers | Paul Pierce

British Dictionary definitions for rarebit

rarebit

/ (ˈrɛəbɪt) /


noun
  1. another term for Welsh rabbit

Origin of rarebit

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

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