welsher

Variant of welsh

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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