rebbit

After what you said the other day abaht bully beef, I went orf ter try ter git a rebbit or an 'are.

Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France Vernon Bartlett 1938

If you have a basic rebbit ear type of antenna that does not plug up to a / c power, it probably has low gain.

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If you have a basic rebbit ear type of antenna that does not plug up to a / c power, it probably has low gain.

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Its pronunciation certainly supports rebbit rabbit, although in certain South Wales English dialects and elsewhere, the second r in rarebit could be silent, hence rare + bit seems more plausible: i.e., an exceedingly good snack.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 4 1986

Hence rabbit > rebbit was believed to explain rarebit.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 4 1986

I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well for the present time and I hope these few lines will find you in the same state of health, further I would like you to write me who is got my [unclear: chist] write me wheather you received that letter which I sent to you further I let you know that I an another soldier went for chestnuts one Day and we got about ten quarts in about two hours, chestnuts is plenty down at the relayhouse they catch a good lot of fish every night, they catcht something like Fifty eels besides ten catfish one night, but the Rebbits are not very plenty around here I only seen one rebbit sinse I am down here the peapel around here in this neaberhood are very kind one Gendelmen gave us a sheep for a present further I must tell you that I am going to see a nice young Lady down at mount Washington her parents are very kind to me when any other soldier comes there they chasem all of but me, further I must tell you that my brother was down here to see me he went up in the train again I shall now bring my letter to a close my best love and respect to you all write me soon again and [I] dont fail.

Franklin County: Joseph Helker to George Miller, October 12, 1861 Joseph Helker 1861

'e'd go like a rebbit, to see where the arrer fell.

Living Alone Stella Benson 1912