welsh or (obsolete) welch /welsh/ welsh welshingwelshedwelshedwelshesor (obsolete) welch welchingwelchedwelchedwelches/welsh/ Etymology: Of uncertain originintransitive verb to run off from a racecourse without settling or paying one's bets (horse-racing)(with on) to fail to pay (one's debts, esp in gambling)(with on) to avoid fulfilling (an obligation) or fail to keep one's promise to (a person) welsh welshingwelshedwelshedwelshesor (obsolete) welch welchingwelchedwelchedwelches/welsh/ Etymology: Of uncertain origintransitive verb to cheat in such a wayEtymology: Of uncertain origin
transitive verb
to run off from a racecourse without settling or paying one's bets (horse-racing)
(with on) to fail to pay (one's debts, esp in gambling)
(with on) to avoid fulfilling (an obligation) or fail to keep one's promise to (a person)