Welsh rabbit

Welsh rabbit

noun
a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
Also called Welsh rarebit.


Origin:
1715–25; probably of jocular orig.; later Welsh rarebit by folk etymology
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Welsh rabbit is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Welsh rabbit
 
n
Welsh rarebit, Also called: rarebit a savoury dish consisting of melted cheese sometimes mixed with milk, seasonings, etc, on hot buttered toast
 
[C18: a fanciful coinage; rarebit is a later folk-etymological variant]

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