welsh: Meaning and Definition of
welsh
Pronunciation: (welsh, welch), [key]
- 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.
Welsh
Pronunciation: (welsh, welch), [key]
— adj.
- of or pertaining to Wales, its people, or their language.
—n.
- the inhabitants of Wales and their descendants elsewhere.
- Also calledthe Celtic language of Wales.
- one of a white, lop-eared breed of swine of Welsh origin that produces a large amount of lean meat.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.