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welsh
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
welsh
(verb)
Welsh
(noun)
Welsh dresser
(noun)
Welsh rarebit
(noun)
Wales
(proper noun)
welsh
/
ˈ
wɛlʃ/
verb
welshes
;
welshed
;
welshing
welsh
/
ˈ
wɛlʃ/
verb
welshes
;
welshed
;
welshing
Britannica Dictionary definition of WELSH
welsh on
[
phrasal verb
]
welsh on (something)
informal + sometimes offensive
:
to fail or refuse to do (something that you said you would do)
She
welshes on
her promises.
He
welshed on
his loan. [=he did not repay his loan]
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