welsh

[US]/welʃ/
[UK]/welʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. fail to pay a debt or gambling debt, escape
vt. avoid responsibility, not keep a promise.

Phrases & Collocations

Welsh language

Welsh culture

Example Sentences

a remote Welsh valley.

a phoney Welsh accent

the Friends of the Welsh National Opera.

here the Welsh language is the medium of instruction.

the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial.

They’re all Welsh settlers in France.

Welsh police had one of the most successful clear-up rates.

he won the party's nomination to defend the Welsh seat.

languages including Welsh and Gaelic.

a voice that betrays his Welsh origins.

the Welsh side shaded a tight, tough first half.

Cwm - The Welsh spelling for coombe or cirque.

Welsh Green - Werewolf - Wildebeest - Woodlouse - Wood Nymph

He welshed on his debts.

He had been the golden boy of Welsh rugby.

Please note that it is perfectly acceptable to have a Pembroke Welsh Corgi that is black and tan with no white, but a Pembroke Welsh Corgi that is black and white with no tan present is a mismark.

banks began welshing on their agreement not to convert dollar reserves into gold.

A mismark is a very serious color fault in the Pembroke Welsh Corgi for the show ring.

their pack outweighed, outreached, and outwitted the Welsh team.

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