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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
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Examples from the Web for welched

  • A grub-stake's a grub-stake, an' no one iver yit said Patsy Kelliher welched on a bargain.

    Snowdrift|James B. Hendryx

  • And I'll be welched if Danvers didn't dig a wooden pail out of that hat-case and hand it over.

    Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford

  • Deliberately, he had welched on his promise to clear the Cubs!

    Dan Carter and the Cub Honor|Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for welched (1 of 2)

welch

/ (wɛlʃ) /

verb

a variant spelling of welsh
Derived Formswelcher, noun

British Dictionary definitions for welched (2 of 2)

Welch

/ (wɛlʃ) /

adjective

an archaic spelling of Welsh 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for welched

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 welched

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.