rarebit
[
rair
-bit]
/ˈrɛər bɪt/
noun
1.
Welsh rabbit
.
Origin
1715-25
Can be confused
rabbet
,
rabbit
,
rarebit,
rebate
.
Examples from the web for
rarebit
Much of the success of a
rarebit
depends upon the quality of the cheese.
British Dictionary definitions for
rarebit
rarebit
/
ˈrɛəbɪt
/
noun
1.
another term for
Welsh rabbit
Word Origin
C18: by folk etymology from (
Welsh
)
rabbit
; see
rare
²,
bit
1
Word Origin and History for
rarebit
1785, perversion of (Welsh)
rabbit,
as if from
rare
+
bit.
See
Welsh
.