welsh
to cheat by failing to pay a gambling debt: You aren't going to welsh on me, are you?
to go back on one's word: He welshed on his promise to help in the campaign.
Origin of welsh
1- Also welch .
usage note For welsh
Other words from welsh
- welsh·er, noun
Words Nearby welsh
Other definitions for Welsh (2 of 2)
of or relating to Wales, its people, or their language.
the inhabitants of Wales and their descendants elsewhere.
Also called Cymric, Kym·ric [kim-rik] /ˈkɪm rɪk/ . the Celtic language of Wales.
one of a white, lop-eared breed of swine of Welsh origin that produces a large amount of lean meat.
Origin of Welsh
2- Also Welch [welch, welsh] /wɛltʃ, wɛlʃ/ .
Other words from Welsh
- non-Welsh, adjective, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use welsh in a sentence
We were also connected to the Edwards family, descendants of a welsh pirate and, arguably, the owners of a few dozen acres of land in lower Manhattan they would certainly never get back.
It's 2022 and People Are Still Confused That My Kids Have Their Mother's Last Name | Aubrey Hirsch | February 4, 2022 | TimeTishani Doshi is a welsh-Gujarati poet, novelist, and dancer.
Five poems about the mind | Cynthia Miller, Paula Bohince, Anthony Anaxagorou, Tishani Doshi, Zeina Hashem Beck | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThis farm, set in the majestic green welsh hills, turned out to the inspiration they needed.
Chris Martin Reveals How Coldplay Made ‘Yellow’ on a Farm | Marlow Stern | May 14, 2021 | The Daily BeastLater, welsh would help build Ruffle, a Flash emulator that can be downloaded as a desktop application or a browser extension.
Flash is dead. These games from the early 2000s hope to live on. | Elise Favis, Shannon Liao | April 8, 2021 | Washington PostAs a study by the welsh government points out, trading two weeks of viral increase for two weeks of viral “decay” could put the pandemic back by 28 days or more.
Can a 2-Week 'Circuit Breaker' Lockdown Curb COVID-19? The U.K. May Be About to Find Out | Jeffrey Kluger | October 19, 2020 | Time
We have Matthew Rhys from The Americans as a welsh separatist.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe royal couple then traveled on to the welsh capital of Cardiff to watch a rugby match between Wales and Australia.
In 1984, a group of lesbian and gay activists joined forces with striking UK miners to help local welsh communities.
‘Pride’: The Feel-Good Movie of the Year, and the Film Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Want You to See | Marlow Stern | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Ab welsh, who was a forward with the Saskatoon Quakers was the first one,” Howe said.
He'll be played by Grahame Fox, a journeyman welsh actor who's appeared on the U.K. soap EastEnders and the TV series Casualty.
Meet Game of Thrones’ Sexy New Season 4 Cast: The Red Viper, Porn Stars, and More | Marlow Stern | April 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe cross-head, side rods, and boiler were very similar to the welsh stationary engines of that date.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickHe perceived that they had lived long enough in retirement in the little welsh village to have acquired a pride in its legend.
Uncanny Tales | VariousHe pointed out however that the average height of the Yugo-Slavs exceeded that of the welsh.
There is every indication that the city was burned and plundered by the wild welsh tribes sixteen hundred or more years ago.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThe weather was glorious and no section of Britain surpassed the welsh landscapes in beauty.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
British Dictionary definitions for welsh (1 of 3)
welch
/ (wɛlʃ) /
to fail to pay a gambling debt
to fail to fulfil an obligation
Origin of welsh
1Derived forms of welsh
- welsher or welcher, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Welsh (2 of 3)
/ (wɛlʃ) /
of, relating to, or characteristic of Wales, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
a language of Wales, belonging to the S Celtic branch of the Indo-European family. Welsh shows considerable diversity between dialects
the Welsh (functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Wales collectively
Origin of Welsh
2- Also (rare): Welch
British Dictionary definitions for Welsh (3 of 3)
/ (wɛlʃ) /
a white long-bodied lop-eared breed of pig, kept chiefly for bacon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse