Welsh

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The natives or inhabitants of Wales.

II. Welsh ·adj Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants.

III. Welsh ·noun The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people.

IV. Welsh ·add. ·vt & ·vi To avoid dishonorably the fulfillment of a pecuniary obligation.

V. Welsh ·add. ·vt & ·vi To cheat by avoiding payment of bets;

— said ·esp. of an absconding bookmaker at a race track.