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WELCH
welsh, welch
(verb) cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
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.
Usage notes
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.
Etymology
Noun
welch (plural welches)
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
Verb
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
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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