welsh Syllabification: (welsh)Pronunciation: /welSH/ (also welch)Definition of welsh verb [no object] (welsh on) fail to honor (a debt or obligation incurred through a promise or agreement):banks began welshing on their agreement not to convert dollar reserves into goldDerivatives welsher noun Origin: mid 19th century: of unknown originwelsh in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of welsh in the British & World English dictionary
