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单词 welsh rarebit
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Welsh rarebitn.

Brit. /ˌwɛlʃ ˈrɛːbɪt/, /ˌwɛlʃ ˈrabɪt/, U.S. /ˈˌwɛlʃ ˈrɛrˌbɪt/
Forms: 1700s Welch rarebit, 1800s– Welsh rarebit.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Welsh rabbit n.
Etymology: Alteration of Welsh rabbit n., apparently after rare adj.1 and bit n.1, probably with the sense ‘delicacy’.There is no evidence of the independent use of a simplex rarebit , except later as a shortening of this compound (see rarebit n.).
A piece of toast covered with a topping of cheese melted with other ingredients, as butter, flour, beer, and seasonings. Also: = cheese on toast n. at cheese n.1 Compounds 2.
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toasted cheese1589
Welsh rabbit1725
Scotch rabbit1747
Welsh rarebit1781
cheese toast1808
rarebit1848
cheese on toast1880
buck rarebit1927
1781 Morning Herald & Daily Advertiser 6 June During the height of the supper..a ticket porter wondered that he could not be accommodated with a Welch rarebit.
1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Rabbit A Welch rabbit, bread and cheese toasted, i.e. a Welch rare bit.
1845 A. Smith Fortunes Scattergood Fam. III. iii. 45 One of those inextricable visions which are alone dependent upon love, or Welsh rarebits, for their origin.
1865 Morning Star 10 Apr. Then you advance to steaks,..thence to marrow-bones, thence to Welsh rarebit.
1905 H. G. Wells Kipps i. vi. §6 He had also eaten two Welsh rarebits—an unusual supper.
1955 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 298 (table) In the French region, try raclette , a superior Welsh Rarebit.
2007 Olive May (20 UK Foodie Weekends section) 13/3 Head to the Mock Turtle Tea Shop for strong brews, Welsh rarebit, almond Queen Mother cake and chocolate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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