welch

¹

[ welch, welsh ]

verb (used without object)

, Informal: Sometimes Offensive.

1. welsh.

Welch

²

[ welch, welsh ]

noun

1. James, 1940–2003, U.S. poet and novelist.
2. Joseph Nye, 1890–1960, U.S. trial lawyer.
3. Robert, Jr., 1899–1985, U.S. candy manufacturer: founder of the John Birch Society 1958.
4. William Henry, 1850–1934, U.S. medical pathologist and educator.

Welch

¹

/ wɛlʃ /

adjective

1. an archaic spelling of Welsh 1

welch

²

/ wɛlʃ /

verb

1. a variant spelling of welsh

Derived Forms

• ˈwelcher, noun

Other Words From

• welch·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of welch¹

First recorded in 1855–60; variant of welsh ( def )

Example Sentences

“Balko has been a kind of one-man category creator on this stuff,” said Reason editor in chief Matt Welch.

From The Daily Beast

I asked the Smith brothers to do an adaptation and they did an adaptation of The Death of Jim Loney, another book by Jim Welch.

From The Daily Beast

Jack Welch, who took over General Electric in 1981, left his perch in 2001, not long after he turned 65.

From The Daily Beast

“It was stuck in there by somebody, and nobody seems to know who,” said Welch.

From The Daily Beast

Welch interrupted, offering a smile that signaled pure exhaustion and defeat.

From The Daily Beast

He gives most of his attention to other kinds of manufacturing, in which Messrs. English and Welch, are very extensively engaged.

From Project Gutenberg

He describes some as "starvy, chapt, and cheany, as the basest land upon the Welch mountains."

From Project Gutenberg

I rose from my hammock early, and with my companion, Mr. Welch, sought comfort p. 155from a cup of tea.

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Kemp-Welch was the only member of our party left, the rest proceeding homeward by another route.

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They were exchanging reminiscences and Jimmie Welch was listening open-mouthed to their conversation.

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