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词组 welsh; welch
释义 welsh; welch
verb
to swindle someone out of money wagered UK, 1857
Originates in the supposed untrustworthiness of the Welsh, possibly as speakers of a language few other mainland Britons understand (and such private communication is, after all, the intention of most criminal slang).
  • The days of the welshing bookie scarpering with the public’s money are virtually over[.] — John McCririck, John McCririck’s World of Betting, p. 144, 1991
  • Welching on bets was always a possibility. — Brian McDonald, Elephant Boys, p. 205, 2000
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