welsh, welch
(verb) cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Welch
A British and Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.
Obsolete spelling of Welsh.
A locale in United States.
A city, the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia; named for Confederate Army captain Isaiah A. Welch.
A town in Oklahoma; named for railroad official K. A. Welch.
A census-designated place in Texas.
The spelling "Welch" for "Welsh" is still used in name of the British regiment the Royal Welch Fusiliers; that spelling was confirmed by Army order.
welch (plural welches)
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
welch (third-person singular simple present welches, present participle welching, simple past and past participle welched)
To fail to repay a small debt.
To fail to fulfill an obligation.
Source: Wiktionary
Welch, a.
Definition: See Welsh. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
