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welch

1 American  
[welch, welsh] / wɛltʃ, wɛlʃ /

verb (used without object)

Informal: Sometimes Offensive.

  1. welsh.

Welch 2 American  
[welch, welsh] / wɛltʃ, wɛlʃ /

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 British  
/ wɛlʃ /

adjective

  1. an archaic spelling of Welsh 1

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welch 2 British  
/ wɛlʃ /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of welsh

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Other Word Forms

  • welcher noun

Etymology

Origin of welch

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

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