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welch

[ welch, welsh ]
/ wɛltʃ, wɛlʃ /
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verb (used without object) Informal.

welsh.

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RELATED WORDS

evade, welsh, stiff, repudiate, skip, bilk, rat, skate, fail, shirk, dishonor, neglect, defraud, swindle

Nearby words

weizmann, weizmann, chaim, weizsäcker, wejack, weka, welch, welch, william henry, welchman, welcome, welcome mat, welcome to, be
Related formswelch·er, noun

Definition for welch (2 of 3)

Welch

1
[ welch, welsh ]
/ wɛltʃ, wɛlʃ /

adjective, noun

Welsh.

Definition for welch (3 of 3)

Welch

2
[ 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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British Dictionary definitions for welch (1 of 2)

welch

/ (wɛlʃ) /

verb

a variant spelling of welsh
Derived Formswelcher, noun

British Dictionary definitions for welch (2 of 2)

Welch

/ (wɛlʃ) /

adjective

an archaic spelling of Welsh 1
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Word Origin and History for welch

welch

v.

1857, racing slang, "to refuse or avoid payment of money laid as a bet," probably a disparaging use of the national name Welsh. Related: Welched; welching.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for welch

Welch

[ wĕlch, wĕlsh ]
William Henry 1850-1934

American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.