Defn: The natives or inhabitants of Wales.
Note: The Welsh call themselves Cymry, in the plural, and a Welshman Cymro, and their country Cymru, of which the adjective is Cymreig, and the name of their language Cymraeg. They are a branch of the Celtic family, and a relic of the earliest known population of England, driven into the mountains of Wales by the Anglo-Saxon invaders.
WELSHER
Welsh"er, n.
Defn: One who cheats at a horse race; one who bets, without a chance of being able to pay; one who receives money to back certain horses and absconds with it. [Written also welcher.] [Slang, Eng.]
WELSHMAN
Welsh"man, n.; pl. Welshmen (.
1. A native or inhabitant of Wales; one of the Welsh.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A squirrel fish. (b) The large-mouthed black bass. See Black bass. [Southern U. S.]
WELSOME
Wel"some, a.
Defn: Prosperous; well. [Obs.] Wyclif.
— Wel"some*ly, adv. Wyclif.
WELT Welt, n. Etym: [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt, gwaldu to welt or to hem.]