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, nounOther 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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