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 of Welsh rabbit
First recorded in 1715–25; probably of jocular orig.; later
Welsh rarebit by folk etymology
Example sentences from the Web for welsh rabbit
"This is a Welsh-rabbit idea, I fancy," said the School-master, quietly.
Coffee and Repartee |John Kendrick Bangs
British Dictionary definitions for welsh rabbit
Welsh rabbit
noun
a savoury dish consisting of melted cheese sometimes mixed with milk, seasonings, etc, on hot buttered toast
Also called: Welsh rarebit, rarebit
Word Origin for Welsh rabbit
C18: a fanciful coinage;
rarebit is a later folk-etymological variant