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Welsh rabbit, 
  1. Fooda dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
Also called Welsh rarebit. 
  • 1715–25; probably of jocular origin, originally; later Welsh rarebit by folk etymology, etymological

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Welsh rabbit n
  1. a savoury dish consisting of melted cheese sometimes mixed with milk, seasonings, etc, on hot buttered toastAlso called: Welsh rarebit, rarebit
Etymology: 18th Century: a fanciful coinage; rarebit is a later folk-etymological variant
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