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welsh definition

welsh (wels̸h)

intransitive verb

  1. to cheat or swindle by failing to pay a bet or other debt
  2. to evade (an obligation)

Etymology: 19th-c. slang, prob. < Welsh, with reference to alleged character traits of the Welsh

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Welsh definition

Welsh (wels̸h)

noun

the Celtic language spoken in Wales

Etymology: ME Wel(i)sch < OE Welisc < Wealh, Briton, foreigner < PGmc *walh-, Celt < Celt name > L Volcae, name of a Celtic people of S France

adjective

of Wales or its people, language, or culture
Welsh Idioms

the Welsh

the people of Wales

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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