WELSH RABBIT


Meaning of WELSH RABBIT in English

a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.

Also called Welsh rarebit .

[ 1715-25; prob. of jocular orig.; later Welsh rarebit by folk etym. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .