noun
Welsh rabbit.
Welsh rarebit
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Usage notes
Some insist that it be pronounced identically to rabbit, as the spelling is a corruption, while others insist that it be pronounced as rare-bit specifically to differentiate it from actual rabbit meat.
Usage notes
Some object to the use of the term “Welsh rarebit" as a foolish error, and prefer Welsh rabbit.
Origin
Corruption of Welsh rabbit.
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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"Welsh rarebit." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 13 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/welsh-rarebit>.
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Welsh rarebit. (n.d.). Retrieved December 13th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/welsh-rarebit
