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  • noun Plural form of welcher.

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Examples

  • If he didn't, he owed thirty thousand dollars that he didn't have to a man who had zero tolerance for welchers.

    Static 2010

  • Now that I think about it, direct property distraint was a recognized means of compelling welchers to fulfill their obligations in the quasi-anarchic Brehon laws of Celtic Ireland, even if it was a case of tenants or debtors going after landlords or creditors.

    Shameless Self-promotion Sunday #30 2008

  • If he didn't, he owed thirty thousand dollars that he didn't have to a man who had zero tolerance for welchers.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • A few examples of the most obnoxious or harmful types are: rapists, politicians and all who are in their service (campaigners, members of political parties, etc); lousy singers and musicians; Chairmen of Boards; Breadwinners; landlords; owners of greasy spoons and restaraunts that play Muzak; ` Great Artists '; cheap pikers and welchers; cops; tycoons; scientists working on death and destruction programs or for private industry

    The S.C.U.M. Manifesto 1967

  • Always wrong as hell, welchers and bare-faced liars.

    Sadly, No! 2008

  • Always wrong as hell, welchers and bare-faced liars.

    Sadly, No! 2008

  • There were others circling around in Nicky’s galaxy, however—liars, schemers, welchers, short-changers, and rats—who did not fare so well.

    Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010

  • There were others circling around in Nicky’s galaxy, however—liars, schemers, welchers, short-changers, and rats—who did not fare so well.

    Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010

  • There were others circling around in Nicky’s galaxy, however—liars, schemers, welchers, short-changers, and rats—who did not fare so well.

    Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010

  • Folks out here don't take kindly to welchers I rode out today to offer to take over his debts for a share of the mine. "

    Gabriel's Lady Seymour, Ana 1996

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