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 in1855–60; variant of welsh

OTHER WORDS FROM welch

welch·er, noun

Other 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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How to use welch in a sentence

They would challenge Welch without directly criticizing the John Birch Society’s members, creating an opening for Goldwater to do likewise.
Long before QAnon, Ronald Reagan and the GOP purged John Birch extremists from the party|Erick Trickey|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
Some womanly, though welching, intuition led the bride to lock her door.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for welch (1 of 2)

welch

/ (wɛlʃ) /

verb

a variant spelling of welsh

Derived forms of welch

welcher, noun

British Dictionary definitions for welch (2 of 2)

Welch

/ (wɛlʃ) /

adjective

an archaic spelling of Welsh 1

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