Welsh
verb (used without object), Informal: Sometimes Offensive.
1.
to cheat by failing to pay a gambling debt:
You aren’t going to welsh on me, are you?
2.
to go back on one’s word:
He welshed on his promise to help in the campaign.
adjective
1.
of or relating to Wales, its people, or their language.
noun
2.
the inhabitants of Wales and their descendants elsewhere.
3.
Also called Cymric, Kymric. the Celtic language of Wales.
4.
one of a white, lop-eared breed of swine of Welsh origin that produces a large amount of lean meat.
verb (slang) (intransitive) often foll by on
1.
to fail to pay a gambling debt
2.
to fail to fulfil an obligation
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Wales, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
noun
2.
a language of Wales, belonging to the S Celtic branch of the Indo-European family. Welsh shows considerable diversity between dialects
3.
(functioning as pl) the Welsh, the natives or inhabitants of Wales collectively
noun
1.
a white long-bodied lop-eared breed of pig, kept chiefly for bacon
well-oiled
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