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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
welsh .
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Examples
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If cancelled, it welshes on the deal and seeks to avoid detection.
Archive 2007-10-07 2007
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When the state, as a matter of policy, refuses under any circumstances to execute murderers, it welshes on the deal that brought the state into existence in the first place and undermines its legitmacy.
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If cancelled, it welshes on the deal and seeks to avoid detection.
Benn: The Biter Bit 2007
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If Musharraf tries to work around the election results and welshes on his promise to step down he could be faced with Kayani taking more direct action to remove him.
Archive 2008-02-01 Dave 2008
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I guess I could probably jerry rig my brother's car together in order to get there, but what if someone else welshes on their meal?
Tiny Cat Pants Aunt B. 2010
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STRANGERS ON A TRAIN: Man welshes on a deal to trade murders, gets away with it.
How Now Brownpau brownpau 2009
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Skipper lip: A person whose word is no good, someone who welshes on bets.
Cannabis Culture Magazine David Malmo-Levine 2009
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Bill says: "I'll bet you $10 that Fred welshes on his bet if he loses."
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Bill says: "I'll bet you $10 that Fred welshes on his bet if he loses."
Corrente 2008
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Bill says: "I'll bet you $10 that Fred welshes on his bet if he loses."
The Writing On The Wal Robert Feinman 2008
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