rarebit

Meanings

nounrarebit (plural rarebits)

nouncheese melted with ale or beer served over toast

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

By ellipsis of Welsh rarebit, corruption of Welsh rabbit.

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APA

rarebit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rarebit

MLA

“rarebit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rarebit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rarebit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rarebit.

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