WELSHERS

Noun

welshers

plural of welsher

Noun

Welshers

plural of Welsher

Source: Wiktionary


WELSHER

Welsh"er, n.

Definition: One who cheats at a horse race; one who bets, without a chance of being able to pay; one who receives money to back certain horses and absconds with it. [Written also welcher.] [Slang, Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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