Welsh Rarebit Definition

rârbĭt
noun
Welsh rabbit.
American Heritage

A dish of cheese melted with a little ale and served on toast.

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Other Word Forms of Welsh Rarebit

Noun

Singular:
Welsh rarebit
Plural:
welsh-rarebits

Origin of Welsh Rarebit

  • First attested by Francis Grose in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in 1785; he erroneously marked Welsh rabbit as a corruption (inverting the historical order); this idea may have originated with him, or been widespread at the time.

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  • Corruption of Welsh rabbit.

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Welsh Rarebit Sentence Examples

  • A Buck rarebit is a welsh rarebit with a fried egg on top.

  • Instead of welsh rarebit we had a very pleasant variant made with stilton melted in Port wine then browned off under the grill.

  • A Buck Rarebit is a welsh rarebit with a fried egg on top.

  • Instead of Welsh rarebit we had a very pleasant variant made with stilton melted in Port wine then browned off under the grill.

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Words Starting With

WWEWEL

Words Ending With

TITBIT

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Welsh rarebit

Words Starting With W and Ending With T

Starts With W & Ends With TStarts With WE & Ends With TStarts With W & Ends With IT

Word Length

13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With W13 Letter Words Ending With T