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welch
[ welch, welsh ]
/ wɛltʃ, wɛlʃ /
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verb (used without object) Informal: Sometimes Offensive.
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Origin of welch
First recorded in 1855–60; variant of welsh
OTHER WORDS FROM welch
welch·er, nounWords nearby welch
Weitbrecht's foramen, Weizmann, Weizsäcker, wejack, weka, welch, Welchman, welcome, welcome mat, Welcome Wagon, weld
Other definitions for welch (2 of 2)
Welch
[ welch, welsh ]
/ wɛltʃ, wɛlʃ /
noun
James, 1940–2003, U.S. poet and novelist.
Joseph Nye, 1890–1960, U.S. trial lawyer.
Robert, Jr., 1899–1985, U.S. candy manufacturer: founder of the John Birch Society 1958.
William Henry, 1850–1934, U.S. medical pathologist and educator.
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Derived forms of welch
welcher, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for welch (2 of 2)
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Medical definitions for welch
Welch
[ wĕlch, wĕlsh ]
American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene.
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