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welch

1

[ welch, welsh ]

verb (used without object)

Informal: Sometimes Offensive.


Welch

2

[ welch, welsh ]

noun

  1. James, 1940–2003, U.S. poet and novelist.
  2. Joseph Nye, 1890–1960, U.S. trial lawyer.
  3. Robert, Jr., 1899–1985, U.S. candy manufacturer: founder of the John Birch Society 1958.
  4. William Henry, 1850–1934, U.S. medical pathologist and educator.

Welch

1

/ ɛʃ /

adjective

  1. 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

welch

2

/ ɛʃ /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of welsh
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ɱ· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of welch1

First recorded in 1855–60; variant of welsh ( def )
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Example Sentences

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He says they feel high-income countries have welched on the landmark deal made at the UN climate conference in Paris in 2015.

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Away from home, there is no question of the UK welching on its support for Ukraine - but there are no answers yet about how long the war will go on, or how it ends.

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All of us, it seems, except spoiled brats who have gotten away with not paying their bills, welching on their debts and lying practically every time they open their mouths.

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From Putin's perspective, Nato has welched on the deal not to expand eastwards towards Russia's borders.

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Its performance has been so abysmal that Maryland, the District of Columbia and other bay states have sued the EPA for allowing Pennsylvania, and also New York, to so badly welch on their commitments.

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