WELCH COMB. The thumb and four fingers.
WELCH FIDDLE. The itch. See SCOTCH FIDDLE.
WELCH MILE. Like a Welch mile, long and narrow. His story is like a Welch mile, long and tedious.
WELCH RABBIT, [i. e. a Welch rare-bit] Bread and cheese toasted. See RABBIT.—The Welch are said to be so remarkably fond of cheese, that in cases of difficulty their midwives apply a piece of toasted cheese to the janua vita to attract and entice the young Taffy, who on smelling it makes most vigorous efforts to come forth.
WELCH EJECTMENT. To unroof the house, a method practised by landlords in Wales to eject a bad tenant.
TO WELL. To divide unfairly. To conceal part. A cant phrase used by thieves, where one of the party conceals some of the booty, instead of dividing it fairly amongst his confederates.
WELL-HUNG. The blowen was nutts upon the kiddey because he is well-hung; the girl is pleased with the youth because his genitals are large.
WESTMINSTER WEDDING. A match between a whore
and a rogue.
WET PARSON. One who moistens his clay freely, in order
to make it stick together.
WET QUAKER. One of that sect who has no objection to
the spirit derived from wine.