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welch

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Welch  \Welch\,  a. 
  See  {Welsh}.  [R.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Welsh  \Welsh\,  a.  [AS.  w[ae]lisc,  welisc  from  wealh  a  stranger, 
  foreigner,  not  of  Saxon  origin,  a  Welshman,  a  Celt,  Gael; 
  akin  to  OHG.  walh,  whence  G.  w["a]lsch  or  welsch,  Celtic, 
  Welsh,  Italian,  French,  Foreign,  strange,  OHG.  walhisc  from 
  the  name  of  a  Celtic  tribe.  See  {Walnut}.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  Wales,  or  its  inhabitants.  [Sometimes 
  written  also  {Welch}.] 
 
  {Welsh  flannel},  a  fine  kind  of  flannel  made  from  the  fleece 
  of  the  flocks  of  the  Welsh  mountains,  and  largely 
  manufactured  by  hand. 
 
  {Welsh  glaive},  or  {Welsh  hook},  a  weapon  of  war  used  in 
  former  times  by  the  Welsh,  commonly  regarded  as  a  kind  of 
  poleax.  --Fairholt.  --Craig. 
 
  {Welsh  mortgage}  (O.  Eng.  Law),  a  species  of  mortgage,  being 
  a  conveyance  of  an  estate,  redeemable  at  any  time  on 
  payment  of  the  principal,  with  an  understanding  that  the 
  profits  in  the  mean  time  shall  be  received  by  the 
  mortgagee  without  account,  in  satisfaction  of  interest. 
  --Burrill. 
 
  {Welsh  mutton},  a  choice  and  delicate  kind  of  mutton  obtained 
  from  a  breed  of  small  sheep  in  Wales. 
 
  {Welsh  onion}  (Bot.),  a  kind  of  onion  ({Allium  fistulosum}) 
  having  hollow  inflated  stalks  and  leaves,  but  scarcely  any 
  bulb,  a  native  of  Siberia.  It  is  said  to  have  been 
  introduced  from  Germany,  and  is  supposed  to  have  derived 
  its  name  from  the  German  term  w["a]lsch  foreign. 
 
  {Welsh  parsley},  hemp,  or  halters  made  from  hemp.  [Obs.  & 
  Jocular]  --J.  Fletcher. 
 
  {Welsh  rabbit}.  See  under  {Rabbit}. 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Welch,  MN 
  Zip  code(s):  55033,  55089 
  Welch,  OK  (town,  FIPS  79750) 
  Location:  36.87453  N,  95.09524  W 
  Population  (1990):  499  (255  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  74369 
  Welch,  TX 
  Zip  code(s):  79377 
  Welch,  WV  (city,  FIPS  85228) 
  Location:  37.43282  N,  81.58150  W 
  Population  (1990):  3028  (1628  housing  units) 
  Area:  8.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  24801