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- verb Present participle of
welsh .
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Examples
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The next day, Piers explained why he thought Oprah canceled - where we come from, it's called welshing - on the bet, tweeting: "Mr. Vick's people told me he couldn't do an interview with either of us if bet remained, as he can't collude in gambling" - adding, "I smell a rat here."
On 'Jeopardy!,' rise of the machine: Computer competitor rakes in ratings Lisa de Moraes 2011
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The next day, Piers explained why he thought Oprah canceled - where we come from, it's called welshing - on the bet, tweeting: "Mr. Vick's people told me he couldn't do an interview with either of us if bet remained, as he can't collude in gambling" - adding, "I smell a rat here."
On 'Jeopardy!,' rise of the machine: Computer competitor rakes in ratings Lisa de Moraes 2011
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The next day Piers explained on why he thought Oprah canceled -- where we come from it's called welshing -- on the bet, tweeting, "Mr, Vick's people told me he couldn't do interview with either of us if bet remained, as he can't collude in gambling" adding "I smell a rat here."
Michael Vick pulls plug on Oprah interview Lisa de Moraes 2011
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The next day Piers explained on why he thought Oprah canceled -- where we come from it's called welshing -- on the bet, tweeting, "Mr, Vick's people told me he couldn't do interview with either of us if bet remained, as he can't collude in gambling" adding "I smell a rat here."
Michael Vick pulls plug on Oprah interview Lisa de Moraes 2011
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Except that, the next day, Piers explained on why he thinks Oprah canceled -- where we come from it's called welshing -- on the bet, tweeting, "Mr, Vick's people told me he couldn't do interview with either of us if bet remained, as he can't collude in gambling" adding "I smell a rat here."
Oprah wins bet with Piers Morgan after landing Michael Vick Lisa de Moraes 2011
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"welshing" bookmaker, himself, a jug of whiskey and a blackthorn stick were all hopelessly mixed in one grand Hibernian tangle.
The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Ralph S. Kendall
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And why does no one ever make a fuss when someone accuses someone else of “welshing” on a deal (offensive to the Welsh – seriously) or gypping someone (offensive to Gypsies).
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To his horror, only a few months after taking the $25 million from Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia, Page and Brin were welshing on their commitment to hire a CEO.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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To his horror, only a few months after taking the $25 million from Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia, Page and Brin were welshing on their commitment to hire a CEO.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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And in part its due to the famous American habit of welshing on promises while always being up for a bit of revenge.
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