Welsh rabbit

Welsh rabbit
\ \ [18] Despite the proverbial liking of the Welsh for cheese, there is no known connection between Wales and the Welsh rabbit; it is thought the epithet may reflect an earlier humorous use of Welsh for inferior things or substitutes for the real thing (the use of one’s hand to comb one’s hair used to be known as the Welsh comb, for instance). But if the Welsh part of the compound is dubious, the rabbit part is downright impenetrable. All that can be said with reasonable certainly is that it is the original form (first recorded in 1725), and that rarebit (first recorded in 1785) is a later perversion by those who found rabbit a little vulgar.

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  • Welsh rabbit — Welsh Welsh, a. [AS. w[ae]lisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger, foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael; akin to OHG. walh, whence G. w[ a]lsch or welsch, Celtic, Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign, strange, OHG. walhisc; from the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Welsh rabbit — (engl., spr. welsch räbbĭt), geröstete Brotschnitte mit darauf geschmolzenem Käse, Butter, Gewürz …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Welsh rabbit — the dish of cheese on toast, has no obvious connection with the Welsh or with rabbits, but has been known in this form since the early 18c (and is the name used in Mrs Glasse s The Art of Cookery in 1747). Its origin is obscure, as is the… …   Modern English usage

  • Welsh rabbit — n. [orig. a humorous usage] a dish consisting of melted cheese, often mixed with ale or beer, served on crackers or toast: also, through faulty etymologizing, Welsh rarebit …   English World dictionary

  • Welsh rabbit — (engl., »Walliser Kaninchen«, scherzhaft korrumpiert aus rarebit, »Leckerbissen«), mit in Bier aufgeweichtem Käse übergossene geröstete Brotschnitte, besonders als Nachtisch genossen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Welsh rabbit — [18] Despite the proverbial liking of the Welsh for cheese, there is no known connection between Wales and the Welsh rabbit; it is thought the epithet may reflect an earlier humorous use of Welsh for inferior things or substitutes for the real… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • welsh rare bit, welsh rare bits ou welsh rabbit, welsh rabbits — ● welsh rare bit, welsh rare bits ou welsh rabbit, welsh rabbits nom masculin (anglais welsh rare bit, morceau de choix gallois, déformé en welsh rabbit, lapin gallois) Toast doré couvert de fromage fondu dans de l ale et relevé de moutarde douce …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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