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welcher

  • a word derived from welch.
    welch
    verb (used without object)

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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

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