welcher
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a word derived from
welch.
Example Sentences
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Harland had been the welcher in the Copper Pool and Barker had suspected him.
From The Black Eagle Mystery by Geraldine Bonner
Epsom knew him once as a welcher; and knew him no more.
From The Dark Star by William Dodge Stevens
But he was a welcher, and I knew it.
From Torchy As A Pa by Sewell Ford
He'll hound you in the Merry Tattler until the whole town knows you're a welcher, and not a soul would speak to you.
From The Avalanche by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
The jockey rocketed over his head and lay still, but Young Morpheus, being a thoroughbred and no welcher, ran on and came slashing in to the finish.
From Seeds of Pine by Janey Canuck