Welsh rabbit
a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
Origin of Welsh rabbit
1- Also called Welsh rarebit.
Words Nearby Welsh rabbit
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How to use Welsh rabbit in a sentence
In college, lots of them make Welsh-rabbit and oysters and things like that for spreads, you know.
The Fun of Cooking | Caroline French BentonOf course, this can be treated as a mere vinous Welsh rabbit and poured over toast, to be accompanied by beer.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton BrownAdd cheese slowly, half a cup at a time, and stir steadily in one direction only, as in making Welsh rabbit.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton BrownSee the Welsh rabbit—he is bred on cheese;(Or cheese on bread, whichever way you please).
This Giddy Globe | Oliver HerfordIt's the sort of a weird, muffled noise you'll sometimes make in your sleep, after a late Welsh rabbit.
Torchy, Private Sec. | Sewell Ford
British Dictionary definitions for Welsh rabbit
a savoury dish consisting of melted cheese sometimes mixed with milk, seasonings, etc, on hot buttered toast: Also called: Welsh rarebit, rarebit
Origin of Welsh rabbit
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