rarebit — See rabbit. See rabbit, rarebit … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
rabbit — See rabbit, rarebit … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
rarebit — (also Welsh rarebit or Welsh rabbit) ► NOUN ▪ a dish of melted and seasoned cheese on toast. ORIGIN originally as Welsh rabbit: the reason for the use of the term rabbit is unknown … English terms dictionary
Rarebit — Rare bit (r[^a]r b[i^]t), n. A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See {Welsh rabbit}, under {Rabbit}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rabbit — Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rabbit burrow — Rabbit Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rabbit fish — Rabbit Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rabbit warren — Rabbit Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rarebit — [rer′bit] n. [altered < (WELSH) RABBIT] WELSH RABBIT … English World dictionary
rarebit — 1785, perversion of (Welsh) rabbit, as if from rare + bit. See WELSH (Cf. Welsh) … Etymology dictionary
