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name
A British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname, a variant of Walsh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Archaic spelling of Welsh.
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Usage: alt-of, archaic
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name
A locale in the United States:
A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
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name
A locale in the United States:
A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
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name
A locale in the United States:
A town in Craig County, Oklahoma; named for railroad official K. A. Welch.
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name
A locale in the United States:
A city, the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia; named for Confederate Army captain Isaiah A. Welch.
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name
A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place in Dawson County, Texas.
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noun
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: welcher
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Broader terms: infringer
verb
To fail to repay a small debt.
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Broader terms: impinge, infringe
verb
To fail to fulfill an obligation.
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verb
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: welsh
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Broader terms: cheat, rip off, chisel
History
Inherited from Middle English Welich, variant of Walsch, from Old English welisc, wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz.
Alternative form of welsh, from Welsh.
Across languages
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