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welsh rarebit

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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; prob. of jocular orig.; later Welsh rarebit by folk etym.
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Welsh rare·bit   (râr'bĭt)   
n.  Welsh rabbit.
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