Welsh

  • 41welsh — /wɛlʃ / (say welsh) Colloquial –verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by on) to cheat by evading payment, especially of a gambling debt: to welsh on one s partner; *Arnoux had welshed on the deal and the race had been a sham. –sunday herald, 1989.… …

  • 42Welsh — 1. noun /wɛlʃ/ a) The people of Wales. b) The Welsh language. Syn: Cymric, Kymric 2. adjective /wɛlʃ/ …

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  • 43Welsh — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. Celtic, Cymric, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh, Brythonic, Brittanic …

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  • 44Welsh — noun 1 (U) the original language of Wales 2 the Welsh people from Wales Welsh adjective …

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  • 45Welsh — [[t]wɛlʃ, wɛltʃ[/t]] n. 1) peo (used with a pl. v.) a) the inhabitants of Wales b) natives of Wales or persons of Welsh ancestry living outside Wales 2) peo the Celtic language of Wales, now spoken mainly in the W and N parts 3) peo of or… …

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  • 46welsh — also welch intransitive verb Etymology: probably from Welsh, adjective Date: 1905 1. sometimes offensive to avoid payment used with on 2. sometimes offensive to break one s word ; renege • welsher noun …

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  • 47Welsh — Original name in latin Welsh Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 30.23604 latitude 92.82265 altitude 11 Population 3226 Date 2011 05 14 …

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  • 48welsh on — fail to honour (a debt or obligation). → welsh …

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  • 49welsh — (also welch) verb (welsh on) fail to honour (a debt or obligation). Derivatives welsher noun Origin C19: of unknown origin …

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  • 50Welsh — /wɛlʃ/ (say welsh) adjective 1. of or relating to Wales, its people, or their language. –noun 2. the people of Wales collectively. 3. the Celtic language of Wales. {Middle English Welische, Old English Welisc, from Wealh, Walh Celt or other non… …