30 March 2018
rarebit
[rair-bit]
noun
1. Welsh rabbit.
Origin of rarebit
1715-1725 First recorded in 1715-25
Can be confused
rabbet, rabbit, rarebit, rebate.
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Examples from the Web for rarebit
Historical Examples
They had the Welsh rarebit, with beer, and Carl helped to make it.
The Trail of the Hawk
Sinclair Lewis
“Let’s stop in and have a rarebit,” he suggested one midnight.
Sister Carrie
Theodore Dreiser
We are going over to the Lewinsohns for four-handed rummy and then a rarebit.
Local Color
Irvin S. Cobb
Today’s quote
Be present. Make love. Make tea. Avoid small talk. Embrace conversation. Buy a plant, water it. Make your bed. Make someone else’s bed. Have a smart mouth, and quick wit. Run. Make art. Create. Swim in the ocean. Swim in the rain. Take chances. Ask questions. Make mistakes. Learn. Know your worth. Love fiercely. Forgive quickly. Let go of what doesn’t make you happy. Grow.
– Paolo Coelho
On this day
30 March – Land Day, annual day of commemoration for Palestinians following the events of 1976 in which 6 Palestinian protestors were killed campaigning against the Israeli government’s announcement of plans to expropriate large amounts of Palestinian land for Israel. Land Day is recognised as a pivotal event in the struggle over Palestinian land and Palestine’s relationship to Israel.
30 March 1853 – birthday of Vincent Van Gogh, dutch painter. Died 29 July 1890.
30 March 1878 – the USA buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
30 March 1981 – US President Ronald Reagan shot at close range by John Hinckley, who was later found not guilty by reason of insanity. Hinckley was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster and thought he could get her attention and impress her, by killing the President. Also shot were Reagan’s press secretary, a Washington police officer and a Secret Service agent. None were injured fatally. Reagan underwent emergency surgery. He was released from hospital on 11 April 1981 and is the first president to survive an assassination attempt.
30 March 1987 – an anonymous buyer purchases the Vincent Van Gogh painting, ‘Sunflowers‘ for $36.3 million.
30 March 2002 – the Queen Mother dies at the age 101. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born 4 August 1900. She was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret Countess of Snowden. She was the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and its Dominions. After the death of King George VI, she was known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to avoid confusion with her daughter.